The Supreme Court of the United States ruled on Monday that federal law currently banning workplace discrimination based on a person’s “sex” must also apply to a person’s sexual orientation and gender. The 6-to-3 decision came in response to three consolidated cases: Bostock v. Clayton County and Altitude Express v. Zarda, both dealing with an employee fired because of their sexual orientation, and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, a case involving a transgender woman. The majority opinion was written by Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who argued that employees fired “merely for being gay or transgender” would be protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. President of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Jose Gomez, said that “the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively redefined the legal meaning of ‘sex’ in our nation’s civil rights law.” He added: “This is an injustice that will have implications in many areas of life.” In contrast, Father James Martin SJ, editor of the Jesuit magazine America, said that Catholics should "rejoice" over the decision.