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https://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_1525868423.jpg?fit=1200%2C6001200600In one of the most major trans civil rights legal cases of our time and a huge milestone for legal precedent when it comes to LGBT employees generally, the Supreme Court has ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibits sex discrimination in the workplace, does apply to sexual orientation and trans status.