On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination. The 6-3 decision reviewed three consolidated cases, Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC (Justices Alito, Thomas and Kavanaugh dissented) and held that an employer who fires an individual because that individual is gay or transgender violates Title VII. This is the first time that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination are prohibited by federal law (some states and municipalities had previously enacted this protection.)