Disposable Income: How Gender and Sexuality Don't Add Up to Equal Pay

[Natasha]

Disposable Income: How Gender and Sexuality Don't Add Up to Equal Pay

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-caldon/disposable-income-how-gen_b_220984.html
6/25/09

June marks Pride Month, an annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community's struggle for full equity. Despite the huge strides made toward this goal over the last few decades, there remains much work to be done. The historical patterns of workplace discrimination and pay inequity among LGBT and women workers still persist. On June 24, Representative Barney Frank (D) of Massachusetts introduced the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would protect all workers from discrimination regardless of their sexual or gender identity.

[mickie88]

i could back up the discrimination thing, but since i'll just sound like a whiny bitch i'll just post this and be on my way.