LGBTQ Workplace Protections SCOTUS Case Explained by Experts

Today, the Supreme Court released a landmark decision that protects LGBTQ individuals from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

Below, find a list of scholars who are available to be contacted for comments and analysis by journalists writing about the Supreme Court decision and its implications.

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Badgett

Expert on employment discrimination against LGBT people, the cost of homophobia and transphobia in global economies, and poverty in the LGBT community.

City University of New York
Elias

Expert on diversity and representation in the public sector, with a particular focus on sex/gender orientation and identity.

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Gonzales

Expert on the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ families and individuals, and the effects of comprehensive legal protections for LGBTQ Americans on health equity.

University of Illinois at Chicago
Barbara Risman

Expert on work and family policies, changing family roles, the diversity of family structure and the Millennial generation. Her current research explores the development of gender and sexual identities among white and black middle-school children.