Which of the following was recognized by the United States Supreme Court in Oncale v.Sundowner Offshore Services,Inc.,the case in the textbook addressing whether a plaintiff could prevail in a sexual harassment when the harassers were of the same sex?

A) That same-sex sexual harassment constitutes a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,but only if the harasser is a homosexual.
B) That same-sex sexual harassment does not constitute a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
C) That same-sex sexual harassment may constitute a claim with respect to a male aggressor and a male victim,but not in the context of a female aggressor and a female victim.
D) That same-sex sexual harassment constitutes a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
E) That same-sex sexual harassment may constitute a claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,but only if the harassment also involved at least one aggressor or victim of the opposite sex.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  In the 1998 case Oncale v.Sundowner Offshore Services,Inc.,the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex sexual harassment is actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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