http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230131-174523-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/battling-the-hydra/ Battling the hydra in EU anti-discrimination law - ECJ judgment raises more questions about discrimination against self-employed workers Křičková, Lenka Fellerová Palkovská, Iva eng 2023-01-31 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 anti-discrimination Discrimination ECJ employment law European Court of Justice Homophobia J.K. v. TP Poland public broadcaster Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Can a company refuse to conclude or renew a contract with a self-employed person because he is gay? And may contractual freedom prevail over the prohibition of discrimination in such a situation? A short answer stemming from the recent ECJ judgment in J.K. v. TP would be a resounding no. Yet, a further analysis is in order because the judgment also brings a significant shift in the ECJ’s anti-discrimination case law.