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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com March 30, 2011
House Reps to Introduce ENDA Today
By Advocate.com Editors
ENDA UPDATE CAPITOL X390 (PHOTOS.COM) | ADVOCATE.COM
Rep. Barney Frank and colleagues will introduce the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act in the House on Wednesday — a bill that Frank described
in a statement as a "difficult but winnable fight."
The prospects of the bill, which would cover sexual orientation and gender
identity in federal employment antidiscrimination laws – are bleak in the
current Republican-controlled House, though Frank said that the bill is an "
important vehicle" for "a serious lobbying effort."
Rep. Frank will be joined by Reps. Jared Polis and George Miller in
introducing the legislation Wednesday.
The press release from Frank's office:
WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday morning, March 30th, Congressman Barney Frank and
other prominent Members of the House of Representatives will make an
important announcement about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
The legislation would extend federal employment laws, which currently
prevent job discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, national
origin, age, and disability, to also cover sexual orientation and gender
identity. The bill applies both to the public and private sectors.
On the night before the event, Frank said that “passing an inclusive ENDA
is a difficult but winnable fight – winnable if supported by a serious
lobbying effort. The bill we are about to introduce provides an important
vehicle for that effort.”
Although some states have passed laws to prevent such discrimination, it is
legal in 29 states to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and
legal in 38 states to discriminate on the basis of gender identity.
According to research by the Williams Institute, there is an ongoing pattern
of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity
nationwide. |
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