| No Images? Click here   Gay Rights On The LineShould employers be allowed to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity? The Supreme Court is set to answer that question in a trio of cases scheduled for oral arguments in October: Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda, Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (That's Don Zarda in the pic above. He was fired from his job as a skydiving instructor because of his sexual orientation.)The idea that the court would actually issue a ruling that allows employers to fire LGBTQ workers seems almost impossible to believe in 2019, years after the court legalized gay marriage.But here we are.Today a range of groups -- including some Republicans -- filed briefs arguing for the rights of LGBTQ Americans at the Court. Their arguments are fairly straightforward.Before you go...You can follow me on Twitter @EmilyRPeck    Here's what else you need to know
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