Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAfter the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in 2015, activists in Louisiana had to remind people that the fight for equality was not over.“We always echoed that ‘You can get married on Saturday and fired on Monday,'” says SarahJane Guidry, executive director of Forum for Equality, headquartered in New Orleans.On Monday, the court changed that, ruling that discrimination against gay and transgender workers is illegal under Title VII.
The ruling puts an end to a 30-year battle in state houses and Congress for equality in the workplace.But the fight for full equality — in public accommodations, adoptions, housing, and so on — still goes on.“In Louisiana, you can still be evicted.
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