Introduction
Objectives
What is Sexual Harassment?
Court Cases
The Law
Definition of Sexual Harassment
Unwelcomeness: What Does It Mean?
Exercises
Types of Harassment
Retaliation
The Costs of Sexual Harassment
Other Discriminatory Harassment
What if you experience sexual harassment?
UNM Sexual Harassment Policy
Knowledge Test
Conclusion

Types of Harassment

Same Sex HarassmentUnwelcome behavior does not have to involve persons of the opposite sex to qualify as sexual harassment. In a unanimous ruling in March 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same sex sexual harassment is illegal, and sent the case before it (Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, No. 96-568) back to the lower courts

Just as with sexual harassment between persons of the opposite sex, under federal law harassing behavior towards someone of the same sex can be sexual harassment if the behavior is unwelcome, sexual in nature and based on the person's gender.