#5SmartReads - July 7, 2021

On transgender rights' unexpected ally, 'I got it' syndrome, and scientific mysteries

How conservative legal arguments paved the way for transgender rights (The 19th*)

“A lot of the bad decisions interpreting Title VII to exclude LGBT people were made by courts in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, where it was all based on this idea of, ‘We look to legislative intent and there’s no proof in the legislative record that Congress intended to protect LGBT people,’” Block said.

“And Scalia came to the court and said intent doesn’t matter. We don’t guess about what’s in people’s heads, all that matters is the words that they wrote on paper.And that is exactly what Gorsuch said.” 

There is a big difference in Conservatives (the current Republican party) and conservatism (the lens from which conservative jurists like Scalia, and now Gorsuch, base their rulings on).

I won’t agree with all of their rulings, but this one is a fascinating one.

Now, there is a big difference in how courts rule and acknowledging the humanity of the LGBTQ+ community and their quest for full civil rights. But this …