State Antidiscrimination Laws Cannot Protect Categories of Persons Not Stipulated

question 42

True/False

State antidiscrimination laws cannot protect categories of persons not stipulated by federal law.

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Definitions:

Intersex

When a person experiences conflicting or ambiguous aspects of biological sex.

Ambisexuality

A sexual orientation characterized by attraction to people of more than one gender; similar to bisexuality but may emphasize the aspect of attraction regardless of gender.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Secondary sex characteristics are features that distinguish the two sexes of a species, but are not directly involved in reproduction, such as breast development in females and facial hair in males.

Gender Schemas

A person’s cognitive structures that organize information about gender into categories, which include gender roles and gender identity.