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Title: Gay groups’ top priority crowded off schedule
Post by: Shana A on September 15, 2010, 09:17:31 AM

Gay groups' top priority crowded off schedule
By Russell Berman - 09/15/10 06:00 AM ET

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/118811-gay-groups-top-priority-crowded-out (http://thehill.com/homenews/house/118811-gay-groups-top-priority-crowded-out)

While the Senate is expected to vote next week on ending the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, another top priority of the gay-rights movement is likely to fall by the wayside.

Gay-rights activists say they are resigned to the fact that the House will not vote before the midterm elections — and perhaps not this year — on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill adding workplace protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Keisling blamed the media for elevating the issue of gays in the military over ENDA. She said she doesn't question the importance of ending "Don't ask" but noted "ENDA has always been the community's No. 1 legislative priority."