All of the following are considered prohibited discrimination under Title VII except:

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Under the Oncale decision, the Court preserved Title VII's exclusion of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by holding that the sexual harassment of an employee by someone of the same gender is prohibited unless it can be shown that it was actually based on sexual orientation. That is, if a female employee can show that a female harassed her by calling her negative names, undermining her work productivity, spreading lies about her, or negatively commenting on her personality, actions, friends, speech, or clothing, as it relates to gender, and so on, then she can bring a claim under Title VII. If, however, the harassee is a lesbian and the harassment is in the form of something such as constantly calling her a lesbian, "dyke," or other derogatory terms related to her orientation; directing teasing, joking, and comments on homosexuality toward her; or persistently asking for dates or making sexual comments, based strictly on her status as a lesbian, then the harassee would not have a cause of action under Title VII, based on Oncale.

All of the Following Are Considered Prohibited Discrimination Under Title