ENDA!!

[Shana A]

Sunday, September 13, 2009
ENDA!!
Posted by helen_boyd at 1:52 PM   

http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/enda.html

NCTE held a conference call tonight about ENDA & they've put a recording of it online (.mp3). The deadline is rapidly approaching. They've got a bunch of resources up (.pdf), and on Facebook, Jillian Weiss is posting daily actions.

This is for all of us - LGBTQI & all our families & allies.

No one should lose or not get a job because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. Make those calls, send letters, emails, and forward this info to your friends & families so they do the same.

[Renate]

ENDA is a good thing and moreover federal legislation, but let us not forget that the "E" is for employment.

Other jurisdictions are seeking to pass more comprehensive legislation.

Massachusetts has pending "An act relative to gender based discrimination and hate crimes",
which puts gender identity on the same level as race, ethnic background and sexual orientation in all areas of the law.

[gennee]

Here in New York State, GENDA is in the state legislature.

Gennee

[Janet_Girl]

Senate Bill 2 Oregon January 1, 2008.


Janet

[HelenW]

Here in New York State, GENDA is in the state legislature.

Gennee

The problem in New York is that the governor and the Empire State Pride Agenda are moving towards a repeat of 2002, when gay and lebian people got included in New York's nondiscrimination law and trans people were purposely left out, by lobbying for marriage legislation and ignoring GENDA.

I wrote a blog about it - I am getting angrier and more frustrated by the week over this issue.  We need to speak up - the GLB community, apparently, will not.