Putting a face to LGBT employment discrimination

[Shana A]

Sun Jan 15, 2012 at 01:00 PM PST
Putting a face to LGBT employment discrimination

by Scott Wooledge

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/15/1043446/-Putting-a-face-to-LGBT-employment%C2%A0discrimination

A big disappointment for the LGBT community in 2009-2010 was the failure to exploit Democratic majorities in both houses and a sympathetic President to finally deliver on the promise of the the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The long-languishing legislation would have prohibited, under federal law, employment discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Some states offer some such protections, but unfortunately in 29 states, it's still perfectly legal to fire someone solely because they're lesbian, gay, or bisexual; in 34 states, it is legal to fire someone solely for gender expression. It isn't anticipated Texas, Tennessee or Mississippi will be passing these bills soon; hence the need for federal intervention.

LGBT advocacy group GetEqual scrupulously documented the path the legislation has taken since 1974, and the timeline includes no fewer 58 data points from just the 111th Congress alone. These communiques to the LGBT community come directly from credible figures like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi; Sen. Tom Harkin; Reps. Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin and Jared Polis; Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solomnese and others.

[Jamie D]

A big disappointment for the LGBT community in 2009-2010 was the failure to exploit Democratic majorities in both houses and a sympathetic President to finally deliver on the promise of the the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The long-languishing legislation would have prohibited, under federal law, employment discrimination against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

This happened while the Democrat party not only had majorities in the House and Senate, and held the Executive branch, but had a filibuster-proof Senate.

For those here who pin their hopes on the Democrat party, think again.  They do not have your interests in mind, otherwise they would have passed that legislation.  It is the politics of class, race, and special interest.

Instead, they prefer to string you along and play you for votes and money.  On the bright side, it is what they do to every special interest group.  It is what Democrats do best.

[Annah]

if I had to chose between Democrat and Republican, I wouldn't think twice. I chose the lesser of the two evils.

The Democrats may have drop the ball on this one but the majority of Republicans think LGBT are perverted sinners in the hands of an angry God.