Tag Archives: ENDA

FRC Has The Executive Order Sadz

“This political gesture reflects the president’s repeated disregard for the legislative process. Congress has not passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) or similar provisions, despite activists’ pressure to do so, because of the detrimental impact on employers’ and employees’ constitutional freedoms of religion, speech, and association. Historically, these kinds of provisions have not been applied to conduct-based distinctions that are …

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BREAKING: President Obama To Sign Executive Order Protecting LGBT Employees Of Federal Contractors

The National Lesbian & Gay Task Force is first with the news that President Obama will sign an executive order forbidding anti-LGBT discrimination by employers who have contracts with the federal government. Via press release: “This is a major step forward in the struggle for freedom and justice for LGBTQ workers and their families. Now millions of people will have …

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Presidential Proclamation: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Pride Month

“As progress spreads from State to State, as justice is delivered in the courtroom, and as more of our fellow Americans are treated with dignity and respect — our Nation becomes not only more accepting, but more equal as well. During Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, we celebrate victories that have affirmed freedom and fairness, and we …

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Queer Nation Slams HRC On ENDA

Via press release: At the same time it is criticizing Roman Catholic schools for their anti-LGBT discrimination, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is lobbying in Congress for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that has a religious exemption that would allow that discrimination under federal law. “All discrimination is immoral and HRC is right to object to what these schools are …

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Matt Foreman: Pull The Plug On ENDA

“It’s pathetic that four decades have gone by without Congress extending basic civil rights protections to LGBT Americans. It’s even more pathetic that what’s left of Bella Abzug’s comprehensive legislation is ENDA – a small-bore bill that is now riddled with giveaways to anti-gay forces, including a religious exemption big enough for an 18-wheeler to cruise through. It’s time to …

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Eugene Delgaudio: I Stopped ENDA

“Dear Joe, The Homosexual Lobby and their Democrat cronies in Congress are furious. They’ve been trying to ram the Gay Bill of Special Rights through the House of Representatives since it passed the Senate for the first time ever back in November. But your Public Advocate has stopped them cold. That’s why 220 Democrat Senators and Congressmen have signed a …

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NYT Calls On Obama To Issue Executive Order On Employment Discrimination

From the New York Times editorial board: Mr. Obama said in November that workplace discrimination “needs to stop, because, in the United States of America, who you are and who you love should never be a fireable offense.” An executive order barring discrimination by federal contractors would extend badly needed job protections to more than 11 million employees who work …

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Apple CEO Reaffirms ENDA Support

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Seventh House Republican Backs ENDA

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) has become the seventh House Republican to back the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Via Politico: That Coffman is one of the first Republicans coming out in support of ENDA is no surprise, and it highlights another step in his political evolution. The Colorado Republican has reversed positions on immigration and abortion in recent months as he tries …

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Employment Protections Map

Lambda Legal notes: All government employees are protected by the U.S. Constitution against irrational discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, some measure of protection already exists under Title VII based on gender, which has been held to include gender identity and expression. The U.s. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and several courts have interpreted Title VII …

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Joe Biden Pushes ENDA At HRC Gala

“My grandkids, my children, and their kids are going to be shocked, it shocks the conscious that this very moment in American history, in some states, an employer can fire you just because of who you are, or who you love.  It’s close to barbaric.  I mean think about this, a man, no I really mean this.  Imagine, imagine, 20 …

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Perkins: Send Money To Stop ENDA

“When the Senate last year passed this dangerous bill, we worked with conservatives in the House of Representatives to stop it. The bill has not moved out of committee. Victory! Except that there’s no ‘quit’ in liberal efforts to radically transform America — and, therefore the Left is fanatically committed to passage of ENDA. So I’m sorry to report: it’s …

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HomoQuotable – Michelangelo Signorile

“Let’s not forget that in Arizona, it’s still legal to refuse to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in your bakery or your photo studio for religious or any other reasons, due in no small part to Jan Brewer’s hostility to LGBT rights throughout her tenure. It’s legal for a landlord in Arizona to turn away LGBT people. Except …

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Tony Perkins: Pray For Our Hate Group

“Dear Joe, Before you read another word, take a moment now to say a prayer for our nation and Family Research Council. Because of the radical, anti-Constitutional agenda of Barack Obama and the so-called Progressives, we are facing one of the greatest challenges in American history. Make no mistake about it, despite the debacle of ObamaCare, he will become more …

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Apple CEO: We Must Pass ENDA

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is reportedly gay but has not publicly come out, endorsed the passage of ENDA during a speech at Auburn University.

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Quote Of The Day – Danita Kilcullen

“We must fight with all we have. We must put pressure on the House like has never been seen before. I’ll be damned if I will ever be forced to hire someone with orange hair, body/neck/face covered with tattoos, multiple piercings, or a man in a dress… or for that matter, a demonstrative effeminate male or purposeful butch-looking female. The …

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Rick Scarborough: ENDA Will Force Christians To Deny Their Christianity

“If the bill becomes law, Christians will be forced to violate their conscience or violate ENDA. While ENDA supposedly contains an exemption for churches and other religious institutions, there is none for individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs. This law is about forcing Bible-believing Christians to deny their faith rather than inconvenience cross-dressing, gender-confused adults.  How do you know if …

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Boehner: ENDA Is Unneccesary

“I am opposed to discrimination of any kind in the work place and any place else. But I think this legislation that I’ve dealt with as chairman of the Educational Workforce Committee long before I was back into leadership, is unnecessary and would provide a basis for frivolous lawsuits. People are already protected in the work place. So I am, …

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FRC Prays Against ENDA

The Family Research Council is asking God to step in and thwart the passage of ENDA in the House. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act – The misnamed bill will impose open homosexuality and transgenderism upon all U.S. private and public workplaces just as the repeal of DADT did the U.S. Military. ENDA has already passed the U.S. Senate May God give …

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Email Of The Day – Eugene Delgaudio

“Dear Joe, Tomorrow is Day #5 of Public Advocate’s Emergency Battleground Action Initiative. So far we’ve raised over $17,000 thanks to an outpouring of support from pro-Family Public Advocate supporters like you. Unfortunately, we’re almost halfway to our deadline of November 17th and we are falling behind the pace needed to meet our goal. If we want to reach the …

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