Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaws discrimination against a job seeker or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex. Title VII forbids discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, with some limited exceptions.Section 703(i) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-. Suffolk protects the rights of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and all protected classes enumerated under state and federal law. Importantly, courts have held that sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.