New Federal Lawsuit Is Potentially Bigger Than Obergefell For Gay Rights

Ex-FAA Worker Seeks Court Ruling Saying Anti-Gay Job Bias Prohibited Under Existing Civil Rights Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling in favor of nationwide marriage equality was among the most significant legal victories in the history of the LGBT civil rights movement.

But another lawsuit filed last week has the potential to eclipse Obergefell v. Hodges in terms of overall impact because it would affect more people, according to an attorney for the plaintiff.

In the face of Congress' longtime failure to pass explicit LGBT job protections, former Federal Aviation Administration employee David Baldwin's lawsuit is aimed at obtaining a federal decision — and eventually from the high court itself — saying anti-gay job bias is already illegal under existing civil rights laws.

“Mr. Baldwin’s case has the ability to affect more people than the {Supreme} Court’s Obergefell {marriage} case because there are more gay men and women who have jobs than same sex couples who want to get married,” Baldwin’s lawyer, Lowell Kuvin, told BuzzFeed News.

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