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Title: Should 'gender identity' be protected?
Post by: Shana A on May 23, 2010, 08:05:03 AM
Post by: Shana A on May 23, 2010, 08:05:03 AM
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 (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.
May 23, 2010
BY ANDREA LAFFERTY, POST-TRIBUNE GUEST COLUMNIST
http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/2301660,lafferty0523.article (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.
Title: Re: Should 'gender identity' be protected?
Post by: cynthialee on May 23, 2010, 08:14:39 AM
Post by: cynthialee on May 23, 2010, 08:14:39 AM
the author of that article is an evil person
Title: Re: Should 'gender identity' be protected?
Post by: LordKAT on May 23, 2010, 08:18:48 AM
Post by: LordKAT on May 23, 2010, 08:18:48 AM
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.
Hmm, Andrea Lafferty
Quote from: cynthialee on May 23, 2010, 08:14:39 AM
the author of that article is an evil person
Hmm, Andrea Lafferty
Title: Re: Should 'gender identity' be protected?
Post by: Shana A on May 23, 2010, 08:26:54 AM
Post by: Shana A on May 23, 2010, 08:26:54 AM
Quote from: cynthialee on May 23, 2010, 08:14:39 AM
the author of that article is an evil person
Indeed!
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Title: Re: Should 'gender identity' be protected?
Post by: twistedpixie on May 23, 2010, 03:59:30 PM
Post by: twistedpixie on May 23, 2010, 03:59:30 PM
Quote from: cynthialee on May 23, 2010, 08:14:39 AM
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.