Hi KateAlice
Yes a definite step backwards, for everyone. This puts people working for anything less than a big corp in a very vulnerable position. Who has the cash to go thorugh a discrimination suit, that will probably take years to fight. People/business just seem so afraid don't they? Not thinking that this person who has worked for them for 9 years, and probably has done a terrific job.
On my other group we did get into a "very heated" discussion about human rights issues and I was (very) surprised at some of the comments made and just how intolerant people can be, considering it was a support group. I mean if you have people on a "support group" spouting crap then this is a very big brick wall that has to be torn down.
People say this kind of stuff ties up courts for so long and sometimes the incidents can be small and minor, but when it comes to issues like LGBT, then I think we are entitled to at least an investigation and then let the results of the investigation be reported to an "agency" who can make an appropriate decision. Am I being naive - perhaps....
