{"id":537912,"date":"2010-04-21T14:03:03","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T18:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogs.rj.org,2010:\/rac\/\/2.2691"},"modified":"2010-04-21T15:05:27","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T19:05:27","slug":"facing-off-on-enda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/537912","title":{"rendered":"Facing Off on ENDA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allyson Robinson, Foundation Associate Director of Diversity at the Human Rights Campaign, faced off yesterday against Andrea Lafferty, Executive Director of the Traditional Values Coalition, on CBS News about civil rights in the workplace. Their focus, in particular, was H.R. 3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which the House Education and Labor Committee is expected to vote on<\/a> soon; the bill, more commonly known as ENDA, is expected to go to the House floor for a vote in May or June. <\/p>\n

Currently, it’s legal is 29 states to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation; in 38, it’s legal to do so on the basis of gender identity. ENDA would make it illegal for employers to discriminate in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I’m biased, both because the Reform Movement has long supported ENDA and equal rights for the LGBT community, or because I consider Allyson Robinson something of a friend, but I really thought she held her own yesterday against Lafferty’s offensive comments labeling transgender people as being mentally ill and unfit to be around children. As a prominent activist, an ordained minister, and a mother of four, Allyson is proof of the opposite – that transgender individuals are not “the other.” Rather, they’re everyday people doing the same things the rest of us do: working to make a living, parenting their kids, going to church or synagogue, and standing up for what they believe in. Her dedication and passion to fighting for equality are an inspiration to me as an ally, and after watching this, perhaps you’ll feel the same. <\/p>\n

You can also show your support for LGBT equality in the workplace by writing to Congress now<\/a> and asking your lawmakers to support H.R. 3017, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. <\/p>\n


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