ENDA - Now or Never

[Dana Lane]

Please contact Speaker Pelosi and urge her to bring ENDA (HR3017) to a vote. If we don't move now we may not get ENDA passed and even if it does pass it may not include protections for transgender folks. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Please act now!!!

Her number is 202-225-4965

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/03/time_to_get_serious_about_enda_speaker_pelosi.php

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[JillEclipse]

Can you post what exactly it is?

[Dana Lane]

Can you post what exactly it is?

Here you go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_Non-Discrimination_Act

[JillEclipse]

oh. ya, the thing about that is how can you tell reliably, if you are being discriminated against?

[Kay]

oh. ya, the thing about that is how can you tell reliably, if you are being discriminated against?

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The same way a Black, a Jew, a Gay, a Woman...any group considered a minority....can tell. 
If you're being discriminated against because of who you are...the signs can range from the very subtle looks and hushed whispers...to completely overt comments and actions.
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Unless someone is fairly overt though, it can sometimes be difficult to tell...and therfore difficult to prove or prosecute...even with protections in place.  But such is life.  Better to have protections in place, and have a chance at fariness and equality, than to let such foul behaviour be tacitly condoned by our own government.

[JillEclipse]

Ya, I thought those measures were already in place. It sickens me...is our country really that naive?

[Dana Lane]

Okay Ladies, Gentlemen and those in between,

ENDA is getting close and we need to work hard to help get this passed. Please take the link below and pass it to every single friend you have. Email, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter...everywhere. Don't just post it once, post it often so everyone sees it.

https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=793

It should not be legal to discriminate against people for being who they are. If you read this and don't at least participate (which takes all of 2 minutes) then I will take you off of my "people I want to hug" list. :-)

Please help!