Workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people is discrimination on the basis of sex. Recognition of that reality is essential to safeguarding the job security and economic stability of millions of LGBTQ persons in America, especially those most often subjected to discrimination in the workplace: LGBTQ people of color.

The Washington Lawyers’ Committee proudly joins a coalition of advocates in filing an amicus brief supporting the inclusion of protections for LGBTQ employees in Title VII’s scope of protections. Read the full brief here.