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Employment Nondiscrimination Is An LGBT Military Issue, Too

Josh Seefried | Posted 05.29.2012

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Josh Seefried

Even though a majority of LGBT military personnel serve on active duty, many serve in reservist or national guard status, which means their main employment is outside the military, leaving them vulnerable to being fired simply for being gay.

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For Gays, It's Still The Economy, Stupid

R. Clarke Cooper | Posted 05.18.2012

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R. Clarke Cooper

The ancient Romans mastered the art of appeasing a restless populace through spectacle. With the president's announcement regarding marriage, Americans are seeing panem et circenses, "bread and circuses," in action, when what we really need are jobs.

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Out Of Work For Being Out At Work?

Rea Carey | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Enda, Nondiscrimination Executive Order, Lgbt Employment Discrimination, Lgbt Workplace Discrimination, Obama Nondiscrimination Executive Order, Lgbt Workplace Protections, Employment Nondiscrimination, Gay Voices News
Rea Carey

For those who share a vision for a country in which all LGBT Americans can show up at work each day with the security of knowing that they cannot be fired simply for who they are or whom they love, the last month has been marked by great disappointment and a historic victory.

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Jennifer Bendery

White House Defends No Order Protecting Gay Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced a barrage of questions on Thursday about why President Barack Obama won't use his executive...

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Workplace Discrimination Costs Businesses Staggering Amount

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.23.2012

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Discriminating against your employees can cost you. Workplace discrimination against employees based on race, gender or sexual orientation costs b...

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A Big Step Forward For MSNBC's Coverage Of The LGBT Civil Rights Movement, But...

Rebecca Juro | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Transgender, Lgbt Employment Rights, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Lgbt Employment Protections, Enda, Gay Voices News
Rebecca Juro

While thrilled and grateful to Thomas Roberts for covering LGBT employment rights, I found it incredibly disappointing that the issue, which is so critical in the lives of millions of LGBT workers, was sandwiched between the already-covered-to-death issues of marriage and military service.

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We Can't Wait: How Obama Can Stop Discrimination Now

Tico Almeida | Posted 04.20.2012

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Tico Almeida

At Freedom to Work we're pushing hard for President Obama to sign the ENDA executive order, along with HRC and many other organizations. So I was disappointed when I read the comments former HRC head Elizabeth Birch made to reporter Chris Geidner from Metro Weekly.

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Washington Post Urges Obama to Issue a Nondiscrimination Executive Order

Ian Thompson | Posted 04.09.2012

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Ian Thompson

The impact that such an executive order would have on LGBT workers is immense and provides the opportunity to create a tipping-point moment with employment protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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On ENDA, Chris Christie's Deal Of A Lifetime Sounds Awfully Good

Valerie Keefe | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Enda, Barney Frank Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Employment Nondiscrimination, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Employment NonDiscrimination Act, Barney Frank ENDA, Gay Voices News
Valerie Keefe

It was a curious thing to see, last week, a Republican offering an avenue for progress on a rights issue: Governor Christie proposing a referendum on removing the legal sexes of a couple as a criterion for the granting of marriages.

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Incrementalism and the Folly of Marriage Before Nondiscrimination Laws

Valerie Keefe | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Enda, Transgender, Transgender Rights, Transgender Nondiscrimination, New York Gay Marriage Transgender, Transgender ENDA, LGBT Rights Incrementalism, Gay Marriage Transgender, Transgender Rights Incrementalism, New York Same-Sex Marriage Transgender, Gay Voices News
Valerie Keefe

Anybody in this community who believes that uniform progress in rights for anybody else in this community should be delayed is foolhardy at best and softshoeing their bigotry at worst.

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Out In The Workplace? Some U.S. Industries Are Setting An Example

Kyle Knight | Posted 03.13.2012

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Kyle Knight

More and more, successful firms are realizing the value of having LGBT-friendly environments -- as the politically and strategically correct thing to do. Such companies have made strides in understanding and addressing the underlying dynamics.

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The NBA Inks Equality Protections While the Federal Government Lags Behind

Kyle Knight | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: LGBT Rights, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, National Basketball Association, Nba Lockout, Enda, LGBT Equality, NBA Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination, Nba, NBA LGBT Non-Discrimination, Gay Voices News
Kyle Knight

The NBA should be proud of adding sexual orientation to the non-discrimination provisions in its union contract. Nonetheless, it is sad to note that the league is striding ahead of federal law, which still does not outlaw anti-gay discrimination in the workplace.

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A Very Good Day for Human Rights

Leslie Gabel-Brett | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Hilary Clinton, Lgbt, Unemployment, Transgender, Gay Rights, Scotus, Enda, Lambda Legal, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Gay Voices News
Leslie Gabel-Brett

Just as President Obama released that memo and Secretary Clinton gave that U.N. speech, a federal appeals court in Georgia upheld a ruling that it is unconstitutional for the government to fire a transgender worker because it disapproves of her gender expression.

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Thank You, Barney Frank

Rebecca Juro | Posted 01.31.2012

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Rebecca Juro

For those who've read my work and listened to my radio shows over the years, the title of this post will probably come as a surprise, but there's good reason for trans people and allies to be grateful to Barney Frank.

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Not to Praise Barney Frank...

Valerie Keefe | Posted 01.29.2012

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Valerie Keefe

What if the Civil Rights Act had specifically permitted segregation, and specified, in detail, how government and business could legally discriminate on the basis of race? That's what Barney Frank's bathroom compromises amounted to.

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LGBT Voices Respond To Frank's Retirement Announcement

The Huffington Post | Michelangelo Signorile | Posted 11.29.2011

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Barney Frank has always been a lightening rod, not only for the right-wing but also within the LGBT community itself. He's spoken out forcefully for g...

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Will 2012 Find America on the 'Right Side of History?'

Peter D. Rosenstein | Posted 01.11.2012

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Peter D. Rosenstein

With less that one year until the 2012 elections people who support full civil and human rights for all Americans will need to judge candidates and pa...

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Social Security Ends "Gender No-Match" Letters for Employees

Waymon Hudson | Posted 11.21.2011

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Waymon Hudson

There are no national employment protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, which is why we must pass the fully-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. No one should be fired simply for being who they are.

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Illinois Transgender Woman Wins Employment Lawsuit

Posted 11.15.2011

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Story by Kate Sosin, courtesy of the Windy City Times In what could be the first employment discrimination judgment made in favor of a transgender ...

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Who Cares About LGBT Workers?

Darren Hutchinson | Posted 09.30.2011

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Darren Hutchinson

Class issues matter for LGBT individuals. Economic concerns exist outside of marriage. And job security is a concern for civilian LGBT workers.

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Employees Should Be Judged on Performance, Not Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

Bishop Gene Robinson | Posted 09.05.2011

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Bishop Gene Robinson

Fighting to advance protections for a discriminated against minority is one of the roles of a civilized society. We should make the American dream of a job, free from unfair discrimination, a reality for all our citizens.

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LGBT Activists Beg Obama to Shift on Same-Sex Marriage: Why?

Darren Hutchinson | Posted 08.29.2011

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Darren Hutchinson

Rather than pushing Obama to move on an issue in a way that no other serious Democratic contender has done, perhaps LGBT groups would gain a lot more if they pushed Obama and Congress on ENDA.

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Barney Frank Talks 'Radical Homosexual Agenda' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) celebrated the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell earlier this week by admitting he is pursuing a "radical hom...

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Asking and Telling Since 1975

Kevin Cathcart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Cathcart

Today, we feel stronger and more hopeful because of DADT's repeal. But we still have work to do. For as progress is made, the remaining inequalities seem all the more indefensible.

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Remembering Trans Heroine Rita Hester

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Irene Monroe

This weekend is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and many of us will be memorializing transgender Americans murdered because of their gender identities or gender expressions.

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