On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held that Title VII’s prohibition on employment discrimination “because of . . . sex” forbids employers from firing employees “simply for being homosexual or transgender.” In the Court’s opinion, written by Justice Gorsuch for a 6-3 majority, the Court explained that “[an] employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids.” As a result of the decision, employers subject to Title VII’s anti-discrimination provisions will be subject to liability if they make employment decisions “because of” an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity.