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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens

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R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v EEOC & Aimee Stephens
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Decided
Aimee Stephens had worked for nearly six years as a funeral director at R.G. and G.R. Harris Funeral Homes when she informed the funeral home’s owner that she is a transgender woman. She was fired, the EEOC sued on her behalf, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Aimee’s employer engaged in unlawful sex discrimination when it fired her because she’s transgender. We represented Aimee Stephens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court — and won.
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