Workplace Sexual Harassment

Running head: WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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Workplace Sexual Harassment
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WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT 2
TOPIC 1
The actions of being sexually harassed are always common and such cases have been
frequently reported among employees. Sexual orientation discrimination refers to a state of being
treated differently from other workers in a workplace because you are seen sexual orientation or
rather you are real. According to the case study, however, the gay coworker is being treated
differently because of his sexual behavior by a straight coworker. This includes mocking him of
his sexual behaviors and also showing him pictures of other male friends. However, depending
on the workplace you work, this type of behavior may be illegal according to (Minson, 2016).
Despite the fact that the federal government protects individuals from workplace discrimination
based on race, sex, age, and other factors, there is no clear federal law that protects individuals
from sexual orientation from any private employers except those employed by the federal
government.
There have been several debates over the years that Title VII which prohibits against the
art of sexual discrimination also incorporates sexual orientation but there have been no
successful proportions (Schultz, 2018). This is so because sexual orientation is mainly
stereotypes on gender based on the behavior of both men and women in society. This, therefore,
means, therefore, means the gay worker cannot sue the straight worker based on any federal law
(Hersch, 2015). Despite the attempts by the Equal Employment Opportunity to enforce the
federal laws on anti-discrimination, the matter is still unsettled. Living with the behavior is
according to someone’s wish and so if one chooses to live with it it’s upon him. Being a gay or
an anti-gay doesn’t necessarily mean that they should start discriminating one another at a
workplace.