See also: Gay man asks 8th Circuit to hear lawsuit against employer who withdrew job offer“When the Supreme Court settled at long last the issue of whether discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status violates Title VII’s prohibition on discrimination because of sex, it was only a matter of time before the Eighth Circuit would apply that new precedent to Mark’s case,” Greg Nevins, senior counsel and Employment Project Director at Lambda Legal, said in a statement. “Mark was clearly qualified, and in fact it was all systems go until management at MGM learned that Mark is gay.