Aimee Stephens
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Aimee Stephens was a transgender woman whose landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC, helped establish that federal civil rights law protects employees from discrimination based on gender identity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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person ⓘ transgender woman ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
protection of LGBT people under federal civil rights law
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workplace equality for transgender people ⓘ |
| birthName | Anthony Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-05-12 ⓘ |
| employedIn | funeral services industry ⓘ |
| employer | R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiographyIn | major U.S. news outlets ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | White American ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of transgender workplace rights in the United States ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | civil rights advocate ⓘ |
| honoredBy | LGBT advocacy organizations after her death ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging employment discrimination based on gender identity ⓘ |
| legalCaseRole |
employee alleging discrimination
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plaintiff ⓘ |
| legalImpact |
expanded federal workplace protections for transgender employees in the United States
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helped establish that discrimination based on gender identity is discrimination because of sex under U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| livedIn | Detroit metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
LGBT civil rights movement
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transgender rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Aimee Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | landmark U.S. Supreme Court employment discrimination case ⓘ |
| notableWork | R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | funeral director ⓘ |
| partyTo | R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Detroit, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence | Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | transgender ⓘ |
| spokeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| spouse | Donna Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | U.S. Supreme Court decision Bostock v. Clayton County (consolidated with her case) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Garden City, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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