With also maybe a mention of his military contributions.
All that I can think of is 1920 and 1924 when presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge brought up wanting to see Black Americans have equal rights. Could the legislation have occurred during either of those two years? Or elsewhere?
Basically if they decide that discrimination against gender identity is the same as discrimination against gender then employers will no longer be allowed to fire or not hire people on the basis of of being trans. I figured this should be an important decision for all of us. Let us hope for the best :) Link
EDIT: Relatedly, I'd like to hear about any accounts of the first people to exercise their rights under the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.
A summary of the ruling: > Employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is now prohibited under federal civil rights law.
The United States Constitution gives the Judicial branch the power to interpret and apply laws, while the Legislative branch has the power to write laws. If the Judicial branch is able to rewrite interpretations of laws when both the intent of the law, and the prior interpretation of the law, is not representative of the new interpretation, then the Judicial branch has seized power from the Legislative branch.
The definition of "sex" in the Civil Rights Act of 1964:
>The terms “because of sex” or “on the basis of sex” include, but are not limited to, because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and women affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall be treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability or inability to work
An example section from the act: >It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer -(1) >to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; or >(2) to limit, segregate, or classify his employees or applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Nowhere in the act is there a mention of "sexual orientation", or a mention of "gender identity". If the Congress of 1964 intended this law to include homosexuals or transgender people, then they would have included definitions for both, and both would be among the list of protected classes.
On a side note, I am actually in favor of including "sexual orientation" in the list of protected classes (but not necessarily gender identity), but I think this needs to be done lawfully, with a Congressional amendment, and not by Judicial tyranny.
To be clear: I am not contending that this bill shouldn't inclu
... keep reading on reddit ➡hey guys, i know this might seem a silly question, but i would like to educate myself in law and actually learn how to read the law, but the problem is, i can't actually FIND the law i'm trying to read, and that's the housing act of the civil rights act of 1968
also i would like to educate myself on federal housing law and develop resources to read it, how can i do that? is there website that hosts the actual text? thank you.
In 1998, Washington passed Initiative 200 (I-200) called "The Washington State Civil Rights Initiative."
The ballot initiative title was:
>Shall government be prohibited from discriminating or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, education and contracting?
and it's ballot initiative summary was:
>This measure would prohibit state and local government entities from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, and public contracting. It would not affect otherwise lawful classifications necessary for sexual privacy, medical treatment, undercover law enforcement, theatrical casting, and separate-sex athletic teams. The measure would not prohibit actions necessary to maintain eligibility for federal funds.
Before I-200 was passed, public officials used race, ethnicity, national origin, and gender as a factor in making decisions about hiring, contracting, and college admissions. Passage of I-200 ended this practice.
Ballot Initiative 1000 (I-1000) seeks to repeal I-200 and allow discrimination at all levels of government (state, county, city, and public schools/universities).
It has received over 387,000 signatures, more than the required 260,000 signatures needed to submit it to the legislature and either be passed into law or added to the 2019 ballot in November.
EDIT: The ballot initiative was signed into law, and therefore will not appear on the November 2019 ballot
https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Initiative_1000,Affirmative_Action_and_Diversity_Commission_Measure(2019)
