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ACLU Lawyer Walks Emmys Red Carpet To Tell The World About Upcoming LGBTQ Rights Cases At Supreme Court

Laverne Cox, the lawyer's celebrity date, said the cases should be meaningful to 'anyone who doesn't conform to someone else's idea of how you should be... A man or woman or neither!'

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Laverne Cox (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)

Everyone should be aware that the administration is asking the Supreme Court to make it legal to fire workers just because they’re LGBTQ. This is actually going to transform the lives of LGBTQ people. And people who are not LGBTQ. Anyone who departs from sex stereotypes, like all the fabulous people here, for example. So we really need to show up October 8th and pay attention. Their lives are on the line.

— ACLU staff attorney Chase Strangio, while walking the red carpet at the Emmys with date Laverne Cox, commenting on the upcoming cases before the Supreme Court that could affect LGBTQ rights in America under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits workplace bias because of sex. In two cases, the justices must determine whether workplace discrimination because of sexual orientation is barred under Title VII, and in a third, they must determine whether Title VII bars discrimination against transgender workers. Cox, a transgender actress, designed a handbag to bring awareness to the date the cases will be heard at the high court.

Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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