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Defend Equal Rights for Transgender Workers: End Discrimination Disguised as 'Religious Freedom'
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Target: U.S. Department of Justice, Congress, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Biden Administration
Goal: To ensure the federal government upholds and enforces anti-discrimination laws protecting transgender workers, and to prohibit any employer from denying healthcare or workplace rights based on religious exemptions.
Across America, transgender workers like Lillian Bernier are being denied basic rights and healthcare, not because of performance or merit, but because employers claim 'religious freedom' trumps civil rights. Turbocam, a federal contractor, refused to cover Lillian's medically necessary transition care, citing 'God's law'—despite federal laws and Supreme Court rulings that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.
Instead of defending the rights of workers, the Trump administration's Department of Justice sided with Turbocam, arguing that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows businesses to ignore anti-discrimination laws. This is not religious liberty; it is state-sanctioned exclusion, creating a dangerous precedent that threatens all marginalized groups.
Transgender Americans already face disproportionate violence and discrimination. In 2024 alone, nearly 2,000 hate crimes targeted LGBTQ+ people, with Black trans women most at risk. Allowing employers to deny healthcare and equal treatment only fuels this crisis. The law must protect everyone, not just those whose identities align with their boss's beliefs.
Lillian's fight is about more than insurance. It is about whether America will keep its promise of equality. We demand the federal government end the abuse of 'religious freedom' as a weapon against civil rights and ensure equal protection for all workers, regardless of gender identity.
Key Demands
- Enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County ruling to prohibit employment discrimination against transgender workers, including categorical exclusions of gender-affirming healthcare.
- Prohibit federal contractors and all employers from using religious exemptions to deny healthcare or workplace rights to LGBTQ+ employees.
- Direct the Department of Justice and the EEOC to withdraw support for legal arguments that undermine civil rights protections for transgender people.
- Pass federal legislation clarifying that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) cannot be used to justify discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.
- Investigate and hold accountable any federal contractors who violate anti-discrimination laws, including revoking contracts for repeat offenders.
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