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stevenleser

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1. It's even worse than that for those states you mention. They can fire if they 'suspect you are gay'

Reply to damnedifIknow (Original post)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:48 PM

Sep 2015

as an excuse for termination for whatever else reason.

My first pitch to folks about ENDA is to do it because it is right.

IF that fails, I fall back to making it about them. "You know, even if you aren't gay, if your employer has a shady reason for firing you, he can claim that 'I thought the employee was gay' and then there is no recourse for you".

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How most states allow discrimination against LGBTQ people [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

It's even worse than that for those states you mention. They can fire if they 'suspect you are gay' stevenleser Sep 2015 #1

Proud to live in one of the most progressive states in regards to this damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #2

Democrats have attempted to create protection in legislation going back to the Equality Act of 1974 Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #3

+1, nt stevenleser Sep 2015 #5

And that is just the overt discrimination One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #4

Something many don't seem to find interesting or concerning. Behind the Aegis Sep 2015 #6

Faux "Religious Freedom" to be bigoted assholes: nightscanner59 Sep 2015 #7

Some people think that the SCOTUS decision meant the fight was over. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #8

Rec for exposure. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2015 #9