Yesterday, a federal appellate court held, in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace “on the basis of sex”, also prohibits an employer from firing someone because he or she is gay. This is, as they say, a big f*in deal. Although the … Continue reading 7th Circuit Says Anti-Gay Discrimination is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII: An Analysis of the Ruling