on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics , and called for United States global leadership in the cause of advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons around the world. (18) In 2020, in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ) prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 13988 (86 Fed. Reg. 7023