What Really Matters?

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What Really Matters?
http://www.campusprogress.org/fieldreport/4270/what-really-matters
By Emily Rutherford
July 7, 2009

Unlike in 2007, when a debate over whether to include gender identity as a protected group in the bill resulted in massive infighting in the LGBT community, Frank said ENDA will protect those who identify as transgender. "I don't think that's an issue this year ... we're beyond that now," Frank said at the ENDA press conference. Sponsoring members of Congress were joined by representatives from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the AFL-CIO, and, of all people, Nike. They all seemed determined that ENDA will make it through the House unscathed and that this is the issue to focus on for LGBT rights at the moment.