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Include transgender people in ENDA

Include transgender people in ENDA

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Started by Anonymous 18 years, 10 months ago
To Speaker Pelosi: We are disturbed that the Congressional leadership has decided to eliminate transgender people from the latest version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). LGBT organizations and allies have been working for years to pass a bill that protects gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees alike. The decision to split the bill into two new pieces of legislation

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Reached 5,000 supporters

October 17, 2007

Reached 1,000 supporters

September 30, 2007

Reached 100 supporters

September 28, 2007

September 26, 2007

Moving toward one hundred signatures provides a clear signal that the exclusion of transgender protections from this legislation is unacceptable to many people. I invite you to send this link to a few colleagues who value workplace equality so we can reach that threshold today.

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Jessica Castillo
18 years ago Featured

Disgusted by this. My friends shouldn't have to worry about getting fired for being themselves. Put it back in.

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Sarah Kelly
18 years ago Featured

This is completely wrong. Everyone deserves to feel safe at their job regardless of who they are. Do the right thing.

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Tom Ferguson
18 years ago Featured

Unbelievable. Thought we were beyond this by now.

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Elena Doyle
18 years ago Featured

So tired of the exclusion. Just pass the whole thing and stop splitting it up like it doesnt matter.

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Mike Carter
18 years ago Featured

Total garbage move by leadership. Why are we leaving people behind when we should be fighting for everyone equally??

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David Saunders
18 years ago Featured

Equality means for everyone. Stop playing politics with peoples lives.

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