Homosexuals are not protected by sex discrimination laws

• Author:
• Daniel Barnett

The Scottish Court of Session has overturned the controversial decision of the EAT in Secretary of State -v- MacDonald.The EAT decided as follows (from Employment Law (UK) news 2/10/2000):"The EAT has departed from previous authorities which hold that discrimination against homosexuals does not fall within the Sex Discrimination Act 1975."It held that the word 'sex' in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 is ambiguous - potentially including sexual orientation as well as gender. Despite ... (345 more words)

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