Surprise: Court rules "no protection for lesbians." The law can be changed, but not by the Appellate Court.

Buzzfeed:   A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a woman’s claim that existing civil rights law protects against sexual orientation discrimination — ruling that only the Supreme Court or Congress can make that the law.   

“Kimberly Hively has failed to state a claim under Title VII [of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for sex discrimination,” the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held in its decision in Hively’s appeals. “[H]er claim is solely for sexual orientation discrimination which is beyond the scope of the statute.”