A chance to keep ENDA trans-inclusive!

 

URGENT: Tomorrow, Wednesday October 24, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on ENDA, which would make it illegal to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation. As Chris wrote here, the bill was supposed to also include gender identity, and the transgendered in our community got "compromised" out of the bill before it was passed out of committee.

This was foolish for many reasons, the most important of which is that we shouldn't be sacrificing any part of our community. But it was foolish also because it doesn't fully protect gays and lesbians either. So you can't be fired for being gay but you can be fired for being too butch? How is this helpful?

Tomorrow, when the bill comes up for a vote, Rep. Tammy Baldwin is going to propose an amendment that would put gender identity back into the bill, making it illegal to discriminate based on gender identity or gender expression.

Click here to use the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce's email form to contact your representative.

Click here to email Tammy Baldwin, thanking her for offering the amendment.