Taking Action.. how you can help end workplace discrimination

[victoriajaye]

HRCActionCenter.org

Equal Opportunity - Unless you're GLBT

In 31 states, it's still legal to fire someone because they're gay; in 39 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender.

Thousands of hardworking GLBT Americans have lost their livelihoods simply because of who they are. The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this bitter injustice by passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal bill that would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to promote employees simply based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Our momentum for this historic legislation is building on Capitol Hill. But the radical right is flooding lawmakers with lies and misinformation about ENDA.

You can set the facts straight. Send your lawmakers a message today. Make sure they know passing ENDA is the American thing to do!



For the FULL ARTICLE and many other great articles, check out:

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/campaign/enda

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Peach .. Nope, Im really not sure about it. But how sure can someone be lol

[Fairymouse]

Thousands of hardworking GLBT Americans have lost their livelihoods simply because of who they are. The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this bitter injustice by passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal bill that would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to promote employees simply based on sexual orientation or gender identity.In Germany, we have such laws... but the problem is, if someone wants to fire you, he will find a reason for it... and that mustn´t be "transgender" or "transsexual"; that could be everything else... and then supply evidence, that it was because of your sexual orientation or gender identity...

Such laws are not really a protection against discrimination...

Greethings

Fairymouse

[NagaSama]

but its a start, something is better than nothing

[Fairymouse]

@ NagaSama:

but its a start, something is better than nothing

Ok, that´s a reason for it... :)

Greethings

Fairymouse

[NagaSama]

I mean, once laws are in place, eventually they will be enforced, or at least if knowledge spreads of said laws existing.

And after laws are in place, one can use said law in their favor by going after an employers bottom line, cash, with lawsuits if the laws are violated.

One thing a person would need to be able to prove, however, is that the firing was in fact because of gender identity, and nothing else.

which can be tricky, but can also be helped by keeping track of your work, and the work of others.

Just got back from seeing the movie Invictus, and i must say, best movie I've seen in a while, Clint Eastwood is i think my new fave director