NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter returns to Gaywaves to talk about the federal lawsuit filed by 20 Republican state attorneys general that threatens LGBTQ rights

Two days ago 20 Republican state attorneys general, including Ohio's Dave Yost, filed a federal suit in Knoxville, Tennesee, that threatens the gains the LGBTQ community made last year when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Bostock v. Clayton County case, which changed the meaning of "sex" for the purpose of including protection on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity under Title VII and by extension Title IX.

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Gaywaves this week addresses this lawsuit head on. Two thirds of the show is devoted to guests talking about it.

 

Shannon Minter, our "court whisperer," and legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights to break down the complaint and talk about what it is going to take to defend the suit and for our community to continue to advance, regardless of the suit's outcome.

 

Shannon also offers a path to getting the Equality Act passed that is currently not being discussed elsewhere in LGBTQ media.

 

This segment aired September 2, 2021