Fired for being gay

In a landmark win for LGBTQ people, the Supreme Court today ruled that firing employees because of their sexual orientation or gender identity is sex discrimination that violates federal law. By Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian.

It is illegal for an employer to fire you for being gay. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday fired an agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while being to a field office in California last year, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Share this —. Carol Leonnig is an investigative reporter and four-time winner of the Gay Prize. IE 11 is not supported. Skip to Content. The historic decision was written by. When Trump was weeks away from inauguration in January, FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors were warning one another to be careful about displaying information revealing their own sexual orientation or support for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender rights.

Follow msnbc. The termination over gay single pride flag was first reported by CNN. Wednesday's dismissal comes after Trump and Russell Vought, the White House director of the Office of Management and Budget, threatened widespread firings of federal employees in the event of a government shutdown.

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender in a blockbuster win for members of the LGBT community. DOJ Pride, an LGBTQ employee resource group at the Department of Justice, shut down in late January, less than 10 days after Trump signed an executive order seeking to root out all diversity, equity and inclusion measures from the federal government.

MSNBC was unable to reach the fired trainee for comment and, therefore, is not identifying him. Federal law, affirmed by a Supreme Court decision, establishes that discrimination based on sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination.

The terminations are fired being challenged in several lawsuits. Many large companies provide equal rights and benefits for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees, as measured by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) through its Corporate Equality Index.

Inthe United States Supreme Court ruled that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender, marking a significant victory for the LGBTQ+ community. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment about this story. The report found businesses achieved a top rating of percent.

FBI agents and Justice Department prosecutors warned one another, ahead of Trump's inauguration, to be careful about displaying information revealing their sexual orientation or support for LGBTQ rights. After the inauguration, one person said, FBI agents warned colleagues that they heard new pro-Trump appointees installed at the FBI were combing through internal employee files to find lists that identified employees as LGBTQ.