US-HOMOSEXUALITY-RIGHTS-JUSTICE-DISCRIMINATION-EMPLOYMENT

Transgender activist Aimee Stephens, sits in her wheelchair outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019, as the Court holds oral arguments in three cases dealing with workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. - Thomas Rost, owner of RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes in Garden City, Michigan, is at the center of a US Supreme Court case involving allegations of transgender discrimination by a former employee. Born a boy 58 years ago, Aimee Stephens worked for the Detroit funeral home for six years before telling her employer she wanted to be issued a female uniform. Two weeks later, she was fired by her boss, Thomas Rost, who said: "This is not going to work." In defending his decision, Rost cited his Christian values and the need to avoid upsetting customers in mourning. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)