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Addressing sex-based stereotypes: Answer
Answer: Yes. Whether or not your hiring manager knows an employee’s sexual orientation or gender identity, you are not allowed to discriminate against an employee for not conforming to a sex-based stereotype about feminine or masculine behavior. In other words, employers are not allowed to discriminate against men whom they perceive to act or appear in stereotypically feminine ways, nor against women whom they perceive to act or appear in stereotypically masculine ways.