History in the making

[kenton_07]

Most of you probably already know this, but history was made today when the SCOTUS declared DOMA to be unconstitutional and also ruled out Proposition 8. It is a major break through for the entire LGBTQ community and just in society and history in general.

I basically just want to say congratulations to everyone on this forum that this affects which is practically all of us whether we are gay or straight trans individuals. It is nice to see that this country is moving forward and we are starting to see acceptance on the federal level as well as state level. Although there are still more challenges to come, I am proud that I was able to witness this feat because it will definitely be in all of the history books for years to come.

Also, congratulations to all of America!

[AdamMLP]

It is indeed a step forward, but take a moment to remember everyone in Greece who are being targeted by police for various contexts.

Just because things are getting better for some of us doesn't mean that we can give up the fight, we've still got the rest of our family to look out for.

[Nygeel]

Now, if only we could get employment anti-discrimination.

[kenton_07]

Now, if only we could get employment anti-discrimination.

That is probably going to come next. At least here in New York.

[Darrin Scott]

Now, if only we could get employment anti-discrimination.

Isn't Anti-discrimination for employment in place for some states/counties?

[Nygeel]

That is probably going to come next. At least here in New York.

LOL I've been saying that for 10 years.

[Nygeel]

Isn't Anti-discrimination for employment in place for some states/counties?

Yep, I believe the count is 17 states. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Some cities and counties have protections, too.

[randomroads]

The good news is is that if you get fired for being part of the LGBTGQ group in one of the 'discrimination against people who aren't 'normal'' states you can bring a discrimination civil suit against the company and run them into the ground because of all the bad press (although you won't win because there's no state laws to protect you and you'll have to escalate it to a federal level and spend even more money and time and back break). The bad news is, you're unemployed and struggling with no benefits until you can manage to find a job that isn't scared of you because you're suing another company.