Hagan announces support for federal LGBT employment protections
North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan will sign on as co-sponsor to Employment Non-Discrimination Act
by Matt Comer | September 24, 2011

http://goqnotes.com/12558/hagan-announces-support-for-federal-lgbt-employment-protections/

DURHAM, N.C. — U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) announced Saturday that she will become a cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, federal legislation that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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"I'm announcing today that I will be signing on as a cosponsor to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)," reads Hagan's statement, provided to qnotes by her office. "Discrimination must never be tolerated, and I believe that all Americans deserve an equal opportunity to fulfill their potential. No one – NO ONE – should be turned away from a job or fired because of their sexual orientation OR gender identity."