LGBTQ Nation: EEOC is burying discrimination cases brought by transgender people

April 21. 2025

Executive Director Noreen Farrell is quoted in an LGBTQ Nation article about the EEOC’s decision to dismiss or deprioritize cases investigating discrimination based on gender identity.

In a February 18 statement, Equal Rights Advocates executive director Noreen Farrell noted that the EEOC’s new position on cases of gender identity discrimination is odds with the Supreme Court’s landmark 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which established that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

“This isn’t a matter of policy preference or political ideology, it’s settled law that the EEOC has a legal duty to enforce,” Farrell said. “By refusing to process gender discrimination claims, the EEOC is abandoning its core mission and leaving countless workers vulnerable to workplace harassment and discrimination. The agency charged with protecting workers’ civil rights cannot simply decide to ignore Supreme Court precedent because of a change in political leadership.”

Read the article.