Political Affairs dot NetBy Joel Wendland
This past February, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched an effort to compile the stories of LGBT working people who have faced discrimination. Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said, "Putting a human face on this injustice has made all the difference in passing nondiscrimination legislation at the state and local level and will be critical in putting ENDA over the top this year."
In just a little over a month, when this article went to press, the project had already collected hundreds of responses from LGBT people and their families about being fired, harassed or refused employment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, Deborah Vagins of the Policy Council for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the ACLU said.
