The U.S.Supreme Court held that sexual harassment can occur if the harasser and the harassee are of the same gender in the case of

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The case of Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services Inc, held that same-sex harassment is a form of actionable sexual harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The court held that the critical inquiry was whether the conduct occurred because of the victim's gender, rather than the sex of the victim and the harasser. This decision expanded the protection against sexual harassment in the workplace to include harassment by members of the same sex.

The USSupreme Court Held That Sexual Harassment Can Occur If the the Harasser