Nearly two-thirds of all American adults believe it is unfair that federal law currently allows for an employer to fire someone because they are gay or lesbian according to a new poll.The survey also found that almost as many people were not even aware that federal law does not provide protections for employees on the basis of sexual orientation.
Although most states provide job protections 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.
The poll was conducted online by Harris Interactive in conjunction with Witeck-Combs for Out & Equal, a San Francisco-based national LGBT group that advocates for equitable workplaces.
Its release comes as Congress considers the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
The bill was introduced in Congress in April. If passed and signed by the president it be illegal to fire, refuse to hire or refuse to promote an employee based on the person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
So what's the problem? Give me my damn civil rights already!
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This is why the government should just run a "test" prior to letting anyone in office, etc. If the person were to come up as a right-wing conservative and is anti-gay, they should either be institutionalized and forced to live as a gay to see what our lives are like - they're no different from the breeders... we're all capable of eating, sleeping, walking, having kids, raising a family, buying a home, driving a car, having and keeping a job (not to mention being really good at it), the list goes on. What's more is that like breeders, we also fall guilty to adultry, do drugs, kill people, and of course love. There is no difference. Civil Rights were apparently written for only straight people from the get-go... so now we'll have to come up with LGBT Government where we write our own laws and form of Civil Rights. No straight people allowed in our bars and clubs, restrooms, food joints... let's see how they like that.
I would like to know how much harassment a gay woman is supposed to take on the workplace because she is a mixed (afican american and white) and we are an openly gay couple. I don't want anyone to say we asked for it for being open about it because I am not ashamed of being who I am and of who I love.
She get harrassed by a certain woman almost on a daily. This woman has gone so far as to use the "n" word pertaining to my girlfriend within earshot but not to her face. She also ran over my girlfriends foot with a forklift and acted as if she didn't know. She talks about lesbians in a negative way and I don't think any of this should be going on in the workplace. My girl is afraid she will lose her job if she says anything but I am almost ready to go to her workplace and either get arrested or beat up because I am furious.
Isn't this against the law even if it is not stated in the employers guidelines?
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