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Supreme Court expands workplace equality to LGBTQ employees, but questions remain

  • Written by Julie Novkov, Professor of Political Science and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
imagePeople gather near the Stonewall Inn in New York City to celebrate the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on LGBTQ workers' rights.John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Even before the Supreme Court’s June 15 decision, many Americans already – and incorrectly – believed that federal law protected lesbians, gay men and transgender...

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