Paul Ryan Helped Kill Trans-Inclusive ENDA

[Shana A]

Paul Ryan Helped Kill Trans-Inclusive ENDA
The Republican VP nominee voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in 2007 but said he couldn't support the legislation if it included protections for transgender Americans.
BY Sunnivie Brydum
September 06 2012 2:39 PM ET

http://www.advocate.com/politics/2012/09/06/paul-ryan-helped-kill-trans-inclusive-enda

Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan voted in favor of protecting gay, lesbian, and bisexual employees from discrimination in 2007, but refused to support a version of the legislation that added gender identity to the protected characteristics.

ThinkProgress LGBT reports that Ryan cast the only pro-gay vote of his career in 2007 when he voted in favor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. ENDA would make it illegal to fire a person because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

According to a 2010 Roll Call article, Ryan pushed bill sponsor — and out gay Democrat — Rep. Barney Frank to drop the protections for transgender Americans, saying he could not vote for the bill if it included such language.

"'It makes it something you can't vote for,'" Ryan told Roll Call. "'I think ENDA's the right thing to do,' but transgender language 'changes the equation.'"

[peky]

Another example why we should relect Mr. Obama!!!!

[Rowan Rue]

Urgh, Ryan just keeps getting more revolting as a person

[MaidofOrleans]

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

[Hikari]

I wonder how he sleeps at night, to be honest, or any of the congressional republicans for that matter.

[Jamie D]

According to a 2010 Roll Call article, Ryan pushed bill sponsor — and out gay Democrat — Rep. Barney Frank to drop the protections for transgender Americans, saying he could not vote for the bill if it included such language.

So then, gay Democrat Barney Frank dropped the provision from the bill?

At a time when Democrats had a majority and complete control of the agenda in the House of Representatives, and didn't need Ryan's vote to move the legislation forward?

I wonder how the Congressional Democrats sleep at night?

What you are seeing here is propaganda, trying to hide the failure of the Democrats to pass the legislation when it was completely within their power to do so.

[justmeinoz]

If there is a change of President i wonder how he will cope with our female, unmarried but cohabiting, atheist, feminist PM.  He'll have to like her for the cameras given our bipartisan defence relationship with the US for starters. 
I am truly wicked.
Karen.