we'll also be joined by the president of the human right campaign, alphonso david. and we'll find out what everyone has learned from coronavirus. it's nothing. we've learned nothing. before all that, let's catch up on today's homicides. welcome to the "the daily social distance show." >> announcer: from trevor's couch in new york city to your couch somewhere in the world, this is "the daily social distancing show," with trevor noah." >> trevor: let's kick things off with the most important meal of the day: racism. >> reporter: a familiar face at breakfast for more than a century will soon be a thing of the past, quaker oats announcing that they're getting rid of the 130-year-old aunt jemima brand famous for pancake mixes, maple syrup, and other breakfast foods. in a statement to nbc news, quaker oats writing in part, "we recognize aunt jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype. while work has been done over the years to update the brand in a manner intended to be appropriate and respectful, we realize those changes are not enough." >> trevor: that's right, a

and let me start with you, alphonso david, just put thi in a larger con tech. what does today's ruling mean? >> today's ruling means that lgbtq people across this country canow go to bed knowing that the federal courts are protecting them from discriminations at work. we have had cse decisions in the past 20 years that said that lgbtq people are protected under federal civil rights law. that principle was challenged in the u.s. supreme court. and today we have a ruling that says lgbtq people are protected under federal civil rights, employment discrimination andg that is the bgest take away. what about for youhow do you as somebody who has fought for th kin of rights that were debated before the court and are now handed down in this opinion, what does it mean to you? >> you know, this was an incredle day coming on the heels of so many inredible and heartbreaking days of organizing and resistanc and the work has been fought for decades. but at is an incredibly basic proposition that you shouldn't be fired fm work jusbecause of who you are. it was a conservative

i want to bring in alphonso david, president of the human rights campaign. first of all, pete williams called this a stunning decision. others are using the word "a land squn ma landmark decision." what are you calling it? >> landmark decision. it definitely is for lgbtq people all across the country. lgbtq people have been protected by federal civil rights laws. federal courts issued ruling after ruling after ruling and, yet, this case was presented to the u.s. supreme court. the underlying question was, does federal civil rights law protect lgbtq people from being fired at their jobs? the short answer that the supreme court issued, less than an hour ago, is yes. federal law does protect lgbtq people from being discriminated against at work. no one should be denied a job or fired simply because of who they love and who they are. so this is a landmark victory for lgbtq equality. >> as you know, the vote, 6-3, with the decision being written by justin neil gorsuch, who was appointed by president trump. i think a lot of people may find that to be surprising. w

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because as the head of hrc, the human rights campaign, president alphonso david just said in the previous show on msnbc, you know, every facet of lgbtq life needs to be protected. a significant way of doing that would be to pass the equality act. i would just also like to say that most people aren't lawyers, and most people, for sure, didn't know the textualist nature of justice gorsuch's philosophy and leanings, which is why people were so surprised by this decision, particularly from that justice, and particularly the president that appointed that justice, president trump, has told his supporters that, you know, the supreme court, i got it for you. i've got all these justices. what this ruling shows is that the judicial branch, at least at the supreme court, in this case, is not beholden to the white house. what it should say to lgbtq americans, and all americans, that it is incumbent upon the legislative branch to do all that it can to protect the rights and dignity of lgbtq americans. it's great that the supreme court came to the rescue in this case, but if we're relying on the suprem

i want to play one, sheriff alphonso williams told me this yesterday here on the show. >> to officers with that taser, that he, all of his muscles locked up and he'll have inability to move and to respond, and yet he is still responsible for every weapon on his belt. so if that officer had been hit, he still has a firearm on his side, and the likelihood of him being stomped in the head or having his firearm taken and used against him was a probability, and so he did what he needed to do, and this was a completely justified -- >> which is -- >> -- shooting. >> i wonder, senator, how you respond to that? >> the think about a taser it is not a deadly weapon. it may -- cause you to not be able to move for a moment, but it is not a deadly weapon. so -- you know, there are going to be different views on using a taser on someone anyway. so i respect his views, and i hope he respects mine. >> now, this morning senate republicans announced their police reform plan here in washington. south carolina senator tim scott, the lone african-american republican senator was front and center in this ann