Aimee Stephens, American funeral director and U.S. Supreme Court litigant (born 1960)
Aimee Stephens
Aimee Stephens was an American funeral director known for her fight for civil rights for transgender people. She worked as a funeral director in Detroit and was fired for being transgender. Based on her court case, in a historic 2020 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based on sex.
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case which ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects transgender people from employment discrimination.
May 12
May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 233 days remain until the end of the year.