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  1. # The case for optimism about LGBTQ rights in the United States

    * The
    #SupremeCourt's (#SCOTUS) decision in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) has created a new #legal #framework for #challenging #antiLGBTQ #discrimination.
    *
    #LowerCourt #judges have been receptive to this new #framework, and have #struck down several #state #laws that #discriminate against #LGBTQ people.
    * Some of the state laws that have been struck down include
    #bans on #GenderAffirming #care for #minors, laws that #restrict #transgender people's #access to #bathrooms and #sports, and laws that allow #businesses to #discriminate against LGBTQ people.
    * The future of LGBTQ rights in the United States remains uncertain, as the Supreme Court could overturn Bostock in the future.
    * The Bostock decision was a 6-3 ruling, with conservative justices John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch joining the liberal minority.
    * The decision was based on the interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
    * The decision has been used to challenge a wide range of anti-LGBTQ laws, including those that restrict transgender people's access to bathrooms and sports.

    https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/6/26/23752360/supreme-court-lgbtq-transgender-bathrooms-sports-gender-affirming-care-bostock