By Sarah Jaffe

7 Winning Issues for Democrats (If They Only Had the Guts to Fight)
It's not enough for progressives to count on Republicans to lose in 2012. Democrats need to find some issues to fight for. Here's a few suggestions.
July 15, 2011

http://www.alternet.org/story/151594/7_winning_issues_for_democrats_%28if_they_only_had_the_guts_to_fight%29/

6. Push for a comprehensive employment non-discrimination act (ENDA).

Nearly three-fourths of voters believe that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people should be protected from discrimination in the workplace.

What's the problem, then?

This:

    "The survey also found that 9 of out 10 voters erroneously think that a federal law is already in place protecting gay and transgender people from workplace discrimination. A similar number of voters also did not know whether their state had a gay and transgender workplace discrimination law. These numbers show the huge disconnect between voter perceptions about workplace protections and the realities that gay and transgender people face on the job."

I found out yesterday that my sister didn't know that I could be fired for transitioning. I thought most people read those notices on the workplace walls as I always did.