The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Litigation Strategy Jonathan Scruggs regarding a friend-of-the-court brief ADF attorneys filed Friday on behalf of Feds for Freedom with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Withrow v. United States of America. The class action lawsuit brought by the ACLU concerns whether Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination in the workplace requires the federal government to open employee restrooms, locker rooms, showers, and other private spaces to members of the opposite sex:
“Women deserve privacy, safety, and dignity when they come to work. Title VII was enacted to end sex discrimination, not to redefine the word ‘sex’ out of existence. This is just another example of how gender ideology harms women, denies reality, and moves us backward. Contrary to the claims of the ACLU, Title VII does not force female employees to share restrooms and other intimate spaces with men. If it did, women would have to share locker rooms with communal showers and changing areas, as well as sleeping quarters, with men who identify as female. But this is what happens when you can’t define the meaning of sex, think women can become men, and believe subjective perceptions trump biological reality. Our laws and legal system should reflect reality, not deny it. For the sake of all women in the workplace, we urge the court to affirm that Title VII does not require women to compromise their dignity, privacy, and safety at work.”
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