Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Employment Non-Discrimination Act 2013: The 'T' In LGBT Protections

Submitted by ONE Community on June 11, 2013 - 11:13pm
Employment Non-Discrimination Act 2013: The 'T' In LGBT Protections

When Congress last voted on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in 2007, the bill would have prevented employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation but not gender identity or expression. House Democrats removed transgender protections from the legislation, claiming they wouldn't have enough votes to pass an inclusive ENDA.

"There is more resistance to protection for people who are transgender than for people who are gay, lesbian and bisexual," Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said in a statement at the time. "This is not a good fact, but ignoring bad facts is a bad way to get legislation passed." Read more »

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Bob Casey endorses same-sex marriage

Submitted by ONE Community on April 1, 2013 - 10:53pm
Bob Casey endorses same-sex marriage

Sen. Bob Casey became the latest Democratic senator to announce his support of same-sex marriage and the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act on Monday.

“After much deliberation and after reviewing the legal, public policy, and civil rights questions presented, I support marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be repealed,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said in a news release.

Casey said that his change in position partially came from reading letters written by LGBT constituents and their families. Read more »

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Ending discrimination in the workplace once and for all

Submitted by ONE Community on May 2, 2010 - 6:32pm
The Hill By Rea Carey - 04/30/10 Still rebounding from the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression with signs of a recovery still fragile and relatively jobless, you would think that almost everyone on Capitol Hill would quickly embrace legislation that would promote and enhance job security. Whether or not they do so remains to be seen. Soon, the House will begin consideration of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The Rights of Gay Employees

Submitted by ONE Community on September 14, 2009 - 10:06am
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL - September 12, 2009 It is remarkable how little progress gay people have made in securing the basic protection against discrimination on the job. In 29 states, it is still legal to fire workers for being gay. But momentum is building in Congress for the first federal law banning such discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Federal law has lagged behind the reality of American life. There are now openly gay members of Congress from between-the-coasts states like Colorado and Wisconsin. And according to the Human Rights Campaign, a gay-rights advocacy group, 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies have policies protecting gay employees from discrimination
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Merkley introduces trans-inclusive ENDA in Senate

Submitted by ONE Community on August 9, 2009 - 6:19pm
by Chris Johnson - Washington Blade - August 7, 2009 An Oregon lawmaker made history Wednesday by introducing a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the U.S. Senate, marking the first time that a trans-inclusive bill has been considered in that chamber of Congress. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a first-term Democratic senator, told the Blade he’s sponsoring the legislation because “it stems from core conviction” about his belief in fairness and equality. “For me, one of the huge issues that I’ve cared a lot about is equality under the law and fairness to all Americans, and this was just a core part of the way I view the world,” he said.
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