May 17, 2013
WaPo: Obama executive order could end discrimination in federal contracts 0
President Obama’s continuing popularity among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans is due in large part to major accomplishments of his first term: overturning the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, abandoning support for the so-called Defense of Marriage Act in court and his personal backing for marriage equality, which he announced a year ago this month.
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Given this, it is strange and incongruous that, while recent weeks have brought news that state after state has passed, or is considering, laws permitting same-sex couples to marry, the arguably more fundamental pursuits of work and livelihood are still in jeopardy for LGBT Americans. The lesbian mother working in a diner in Mississippi, Montana or Michigan can be fired just for being who she is; the gay aerospace engineer in Texas or Tennessee can lose his job because of whom he loves.
To bridge this gap and correct these wrongs, a broad Employment Non-Dis-crimination Act (ENDA) was simultaneously introduced in the House and Senate last month. With Republicans controlling the House, however, swift passage of a broad ENDA is doubtful.
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