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Latino civil rights group endorses ENDA exec order

Started by SandraJane, April 08, 2012, 08:51:20 AM

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April 08, 2012, 08:51:20 AM




Latino civil rights group endorses ENDA exec order


Posted by Chris Johnson - Washington Blade on April 5, 2012 in National ·


http://chicagophoenix.com/2012/04/05/latino-civil-rights-group-endorses-enda-exec-order/





An organization known as the "law firm for the Latino community" has become the first non-LGBT civil rights group to announce support for an executive order that would require federal contractors to have LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination policies.

In a letter dated April 5, Thomas Saenz, president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF, calls on President Obama to take administrative action to prohibit companies that do business with the U.S. government from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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