Federal Judge Topples EEOC’s LGBT Bathroom, Pronoun Guidance (1)

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance allowing exceptions for LGBT employees from workplace policies on bathrooms, dress codes, and locker rooms was unlawful.

The EEOC’s June 2021 guidance improperly interpreted the US Supreme Court landmark 2020 ruling that federal anti-bias law prohibits job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to an Oct. 1 ruling from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee on the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Texas sued the agency to challenge the guidance.

The decision handed the EEOC a loss ...