Calvert, Inc. terminates Xiao, an Asian male and a homosexual. Xiao believes that his termination was unlawful.

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, which includes discrimination based on being Asian. Discrimination based on sexual orientation is covered under Title VII as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), but the question asks specifically about Title VII's original provisions.