Should 'gender identity' be protected?

[Shana A]

Should 'gender identity' be protected?

May 23, 2010
BY ANDREA LAFFERTY, POST-TRIBUNE GUEST COLUMNIST

http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/2301660,lafferty0523.article

The House is sitting on a time bomb -- HR 3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Set to go off as early as the next few weeks, it could head to a full committee vote and then move like greased lighting to the House floor. The bill aims to force states to broaden their protection of minority-status individuals. Among other things, ENDA would make "gender identity" a protected minority; states, local governments and businesses with more than 15 employees would be forced to recognize it as such.

Most importantly, every public school in Indiana and across America would not be able to discriminate in hiring transgender teachers, and it would be illegal to reassign them from the classroom.

[cynthialee]

the author of that article is an evil person

[LordKAT]

I liked the comment on another site that it should be protected because all people have a gender identity and sexual orientation should be covered because all people have that too.

the author of that article is an evil person

Hmm, Andrea Lafferty

[Shana A]

the author of that article is an evil person

Indeed!

Z

[twistedpixie]

the author of that article is an evil person

Yeah, the old they shouldn't have legal protection because it will corrupt the poor, innocent children excuse.