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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Attorney General Eric Holder announced expanded protection for transgender government employees Thursday, allowing the Justice Department to file claims against employers accused of discriminating based on gender identity.

The expanded protections come from Holder's clarified interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits workplace discrimination due to racial, gender or religious bias. Holder will no longer maintain the previously established position that "Title VII's prohibition against discrimination based on sex does not encompass gender identity per se."

"This important shift will ensure that the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are extended to those who suffer discrimination based on gender identity, including transgender status," wrote Holder.

"This will help to foster fair and consistent treatment for all claimants. And it reaffirms the Justice Department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans."

Holder noted the Congress responsible for the Civil Rights Act "may not have had [transgender] claims in mind when it enacted Title VII," however, "the Supreme Court has made clear that Title VII must be interpreted according to its plain text."

"The decision by Attorney General Holder will go a long way toward advancing equality for the transgender community," praised Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign. In addition to various civil rights causes, the Human Rights Campaign provides legal assistace for transgender employees seeking action against discriminatory employers.

"Transgender people continue to face some of the highest levels of discrimination in the workplace. We are thrilled to see the Department of Justice take this important step."

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Reid flashed back to 15 years ago when Holder, then deputy attorney general, said that "there was a sense of mistrust between black communities and police that needed to be bridged" after another high-profile police brutality case.

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Reid: What does it say that we essentially are in the same place now, so many years later?

Holder: It means that we, as a nation, have failed. It's as simple as that. We have failed. We have understood that these issues have existed long before even that 2001 memorandum by that then-young deputy attorney general. These are issues that we've been dealing with for generations.

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Reid flashed back to 15 years ago when Holder, then deputy attorney general, said that "there was a sense of mistrust between black communities and police that needed to be bridged" after another high-profile police brutality case.

Sound familiar? Sure does.

Reid: What does it say that we essentially are in the same place now, so many years later?

Holder: It means that we, as a nation, have failed. It's as simple as that. We have failed. We have understood that these issues have existed long before even that 2001 memorandum by that then-young deputy attorney general. These are issues that we've been dealing with for generations.

And it's why we have to seize this opportunity that we now have. We have a moment in time that we can, perhaps, come up with some meaningful change. It's what I'm committed to doing, even in the limited time I have left as attorney general. And I'll certainly continue to do it after I leave office.

It's what this administration is committed to. But I also feel that the nation is really ready for this kind of change. And I would hope that, 10 years from now, 12 years from now, we will not look back on this as a lost opportunity.

I think, in particular, what happened in New York with the whole Garner matter which I can't really get into, because it's something that we are still in the process of investigating has galvanized the nation. And I think that we have to take advantage of this spirit, this feeling that exists now in our country, and make it better.

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