"Republican politicians argue Civil Rights Act does not apply to LGBT employees"

"Eight Republican senators and 40 congressmen have submitted filings to the US Supreme Court arguing that federal civil rights law does not protect LGBT+ workers.

The politicians submitted documents arguing the Civil Rights Act did not protect workers from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

If their argument succeeds before the Supreme Court, employers could legally discriminate against LGBT+ employees.

The Republicans argue that while other characteristics are protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, sexuality is not one of them.

“What the statute actually prohibits is discrimination ‘because of [an] individual’s race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin,’... the group argues.

“Title VII’s sex discrimination provision prohibits discrimination because of an individual’s sex; it does not prohibit discrimination because of an individual’s actions, behaviours, or inclinations.”

All the politicians involved in the case are Republicans."