ENDA Redux: Why Bother?
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
March 30, 2011 3:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/03/enda_redux_why_bother.phpThe Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, has been reintroduced in Congress. We know ENDA is not going to pass because of the Republican majority. Why bother?
The answer is that the introduction of a bill into the legislature serves many purposes other than simply enacting a law.
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We must educate, educate, educate. I refer not only to Members of Congress and their staffs, but also those in the LGBT community and the wider community who do not understand ENDA, who don't see why such protections are necessary, who wonder at the inclusion of gender identity. While ENDA is not going to pass with a Republican majority in Congress, the question we must address is what will it take to pass it when Democratic majorities again come to Congress.
