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A federal judge has struck down portions of former President
Joe Biden's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance that established
that Title VII's protections against sex-based employment discrimination also
included discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for
the Northwest District of Texas, a Trump appointee, stated in his decision that
the guidance's language stating that "sex" in Title VII included
sexual orientation and gender identity is "contrary to law," Fox News
reported.
"Sex discrimination under Title VII includes employment
discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity," the
Biden-era guidance stated. "Accordingly, sex-based harassment includes
harassment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, including how that
identity is expressed."