Make It Plain with Mark Thompson Panel Discussion Explores SCOTUS Title VII Ruling (Season 1, Episode 89)
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Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

Panel Discussion Explores SCOTUS Title VII Ruling (Season 1, Episode 89)

Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

It's summertime, but school is in session with today's panel, folks. Last week, the Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling on Title VII, which now provides employment protections to LGBTQ+ people. But what does that actually mean? ...See moreIt's summertime, but school is in session with today's panel, folks. Last week, the Supreme Court handed down a historic ruling on Title VII, which now provides employment protections to LGBTQ+ people. But what does that actually mean? That's the focus of today's panel featuring Joshua Matz, Partner at Kaplan Hecker and Fink LLC, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School, Rev. Irene Monroe, Educator, Host of All Rev'd Up on WGBH in Boston, and Rick Rosendall, Columnist at the Washington Blade. Joshua Matz wrote a legal brief, along with Professor Larry Tribe of Harvard Law School, where they argued that this case is actually simple if you apply the plain text of the Civil Rights Act directly to the facts of the case, as you'll inevitably reach the conclusion--and that they did. Though the ruling is a huge step forward, the panelists agree this is one small piece of a larger push for equality. And as Rev. Irene Monroe points out, the fight for LGBTQ+ liberation must work harder to center People of Color. See less

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Joshua Matz Self - Partner at Kaplan Hecker and Fink LLC, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School Self - Partner at Kaplan Hecker and Fink LLC, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School See fewer	Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019)
Irene Monroe Self - Educator and Host of All Rev'd Up on WGBH in Boston (as Rev. Irene Monroe) Self - Educator and Host of All Rev'd Up on WGBH in Boston (as Rev. Irene Monroe) See fewer	For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Rick Rosendall Self - Columnist at the Washington Blade Self - Columnist at the Washington Blade See fewer	Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019)
Mark Thompson Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019)