Gay Rights Gaining Momentum

Park City and Salt Lake County are poised to follow Salt Lake City's lead, adopting ordinances to protect gay people from housing and job discrimination.
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Weekly ENDA Update: Senate Hearings!

Now that the hate crimes bill has been enacted into law, the Next Big Thing is ENDA. That's the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the bill to stop job discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The Invisible Monster: LGBT Sexual Harassment (Part One)

Cross-posted from the blog Christ, The Gay Martyr: http://christthegaymartyr.blogspot.com/ 

At long last, hate crimes protection for LGBT Americans will be signed into law this evening.
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Let's talk job segregation, not LGBT people and pedophilia

I've been following the Kevin Jennings story here on TBP pretty closely, and it's not just because it's a blatant case of homophobia.
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Catholic writer unsuccessfully tries to refute my ENDA post

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

Stephanie Block, founder of the Catholic Media Coalition, took it upon herself to call me out in an attempt to answer my refutations of religious right distortions regarding ENDA.
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One Bill On The Hill?

Last week, the House Education and Labor Committee held a full hearing on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, (ENDA) which would ban job discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Gay lawmakers push anti-bias workplace bill

Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would - for the first time - protect gays and transsexuals from workplace bias.
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Gay rights supporters seek anti-bias bill

(Washington) Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would - for the first time - protect gays and transsexuals from workplace bias.
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Gay rights supporters seek anti-bias bill

WWLP 22News Gay rights supporters seek anti-bias billThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would — for the first .
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Item: Gov’t LGBT workers face persistent discrimination

   ::: Many local and state government have adopted rules that prohibit discrimination against LGBT employees, but the coverage is spotty and hasn’t stopped what researchers say is a persistent pattern of discrimination in government workforces.
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Gay rights supporters seek anti-bias bill

Two openly gay members of Congress on Wednesday urged their colleagues to pass a sweeping job discrimination bill that would — for the first time — protect gays and transsexuals from workplace bias.
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Bathrooms, Church Exemptions, and Lies: Five ways the religious right misrepresents ENDA

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

I ran this post before but as hearing on ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act)take place this week, I reworked it as talking points which we can use to lobby Congressmen and educate the public on the deceptions about ENDA.
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Talking points to counter religious right lies about ENDA

crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters

This year, there is a good chance that Congress could pass a transgender-inclusive ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act).
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Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced in U.S. Senate

For the first time in history, an Employment Non-Discrimination Act prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has been introduced into the United States Senate.
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U.S. Legislator of the Day: Patrick Tiberi

Today's LEGISLATOR OF THE DAY

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Pat Tiberi (OH-R-12) (pronounced "tea-berry")

While he's quite conservative on most issues, he's a fair-minded Republican when it comes to job discrimination, and he voted yes on ENDA in 2007.
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Kiplinger Letter Stating Inclusion Of Trans People In ENDA Still Questionable / SHRM's ENDA Take

Martha Lynn Craver, Associate Editor of The Kiplinger Letter, posted a piece yesterday entitled A Ban on Discrimination Against Gay Employees Is Likely.
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U.S. Legislator of the Day: Brad Ellsworth

I will be posting, from time to time, a link to the U.S. Legislator of the Day. This link will allow you to email a legislator who is undecided on ENDA, and tell him or her of your support for HR 3017, an inclusive ENDA that protects both sexual orientation and gender identity from job discrimination.
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U.S. Legislator of the Day

I will be posting, from time to time, a link to the U.S. Legislator of the Day.

This link will allow you to email a legislator who is undecided on ENDA, and tell him or her of your support for HR 3017, an inclusive ENDA that protects both sexual orientation and gender identity from job discrimination.
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Click Here To Meet With Your US Legislators in August. Or Bye-Bye ENDA

Click here to sign up to meet with your US Senators and Representatives in August in your local district to press the case for HR 3017, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Introducing Fairness Works

I was very happy to get a facebook invite yesterday for Join The Impact's newest campaign: Fairness Works.
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