Immutable characteristics are the concept that describes traits that are fundamental to one's personal identity (e.g., skin color and hair texture) that an employer cannot use to discriminate in hiring job applicants.
Any physical trait that cannot be altered is ingrained and unchanging and is referred to as an immutable characteristic. In human rights law, the term is used to categorize protected groups of people from civil or criminal actions that are directed against those immutable characteristics.
It is frequently used to describe segments of the population that share such characteristics and are distinguished from others by those characteristics.
For instance, whether sexual orientation is an immutable or malleable feature is a topic of legal contention. If it is unchangeable, then immutable traits like homosexuality, bisexuality, asexuality, heterosexuality, etc. arise naturally and cannot be altered. These qualities can be modified if it is malleable.
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