Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis ofsex, race, color, national origin and religion. There are two cases currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court asking the court to interpret the meaning of "sex" in the context of employment discrimination.InR.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(Links to an external site.)

, the Court is asked to decide if discrimination based on a person's transgender status is addressed in the Act as discrimination based on "sex" as the law is intended to operate.InBostock v. Clayton County, Georgia(Links to an external site.)

the Court is asked to decide whether sexual orientation is included under "sex" according to Title VII.

Answer the following questions

(1) Congress could have intended the term "sex" to include sexual orientation or transgender status when the law was written, and (2) whether the courts should now interpret the term "sex" to include sexual orientation or transgender status.