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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is hearing three cases on whether it’s legal to fire workers because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. It’s being viewed as bigger than the 2015 ruling on marriage equality because, while gay people can now legally marry, employment discrimination is still not clearly prohibited.
Speaking to the media outside the courthouse, Cox applauded the “everyday people” in the three cases who stood up and said, “We will not take this kind of discrimination.” And she urged, “Every single one of you out there can stand up and make a difference.”— ABC News Politics October 8, 2019 In a sit-down with ABC News, Cox suggested that the upcoming hearing is “probably the most consequential case for LBGTQ+ civil rights that the Supreme Court will hear in my lifetime.
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