http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7941089"Proposed law would outlaw workplace sexual orientation discrimination
By Jennifer W. Sanchez
The Salt Lake Tribune
Article Last Updated: 01/11/2008 05:15:30 PM MST
In what is believed to be a first in the Utah Legislature, one lawmaker is proposing a bill that would grant workplace anti-discrimination protection for employees based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity."
Rep. Christine Johnson, D-Salt Lake City, knows it's going to be an uphill battle.
Johnson said many people have told her that they live in fear at work because they might be ridiculed, or even fired, for being openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Her proposed HB89 would identify gender identity and sexual orientation as a basis for employer violation claims under the state's anti-discrimination law. At the same time it would prohibit the use of quotas or preferences based on those characteristics. "
