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HRC won’t support ‘gay-only’ ENDA

Started by Shana A, March 27, 2009, 02:04:14 PM

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March 27, 2009, 02:04:14 PM
HRC won't support 'gay-only' ENDA

By LOU CHIBBARO JR, Washington Blade | Mar 26, 9:27 AM

http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=24691

The board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign approved a policy statement Wednesday saying the group will not support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, if it excludes language protecting transgender persons from discrimination.

HRC came under fire from transgender advocacy groups in 2007 when it announced it would not oppose a "gay-only" version of ENDA, which called for banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.

That decision came after Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives said they did not have the votes to pass a trans-inclusive version of the bill and the bill would be defeated unless trans protections were stripped from the measure.

"It's the policy of HRC that the organization will only support an inclusive ENDA," says the statement, which the board approved in a closed meeting in Washington on March 25.
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