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Federal judge in Texas rules LGBTQ+ people can be discriminated against at work (www.advocate.com)

submitted 1 day ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29893411

It's like they can't help being assholes.

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

If sexual orientation, gender identity aren't a protected class, then you can legally not hire people for their sexual orientation and gender identity. E.g. you could completely, legally, not hire straight people and it would not be illegal discrimination because those categories are not considered illegal to discriminate against. It's legal to discriminate on many things in hiring; you can discriminate against stupid people, people who show up late and unprepared, people who don't have a degree (relevant or not for the most part), etc.

The point of Op you're responding to, is that it would be completely legal to approach hiring like that in this legal dystopia.