The US Supreme Court has ruled that employers who fire workers for being gay or transgender are breaking the country's civil rights laws.
In a 6-3 decision it said federal law, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, should be understood to include sexual orientation.
The ruling is a major win for LGBTQ workers and their allies.
And it comes even though the court has grown more conservative.
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