September 17, 2007
Frank Confident ENDA Will Pass; Gay Bashers Cry Foul
From 365Gay.com:
Gay rights advocates expect Congress will soon move closer to approving a federal ban on job discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender workers.
Rep. Barney Frank, a leading proponent, predicts the ban will win House approval in coming weeks.
But he and other gay rights supporters are less optimistic about the fight ahead in the narrowly divided Senate, where they would need 60 votes - rather than a simple majority - to overcome anticipated GOP stall tactics, such as a filibuster.
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The Employment Non-Discrimination Act would make it illegal for employers to make decisions about hiring, firing, promoting or paying an employee based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Churches and the military would be exempt.
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Ban opponents say it could undermine the rights of people who oppose homosexuality for religious reasons.
“It would force Christian, Jewish, Muslim business owners to leave their faith at the workplace door,” Barber said.
Critics say gay rights advocates are exaggerating the extent of anti-gay discrimination in hopes of boosting their political agenda.
“It is affording extra protection to a group that has not been disadvantaged,” said Tom McClusky, vice president of government affairs for the Family Research Council, a socially conservative group.
So, according to the FRC, preventing us from having the same protections as everybody else makes us “not disadvantaged.” 
Well, what kind of idiot “logic” do you expect from an organization that exists for no other reason than to marginalize queers — and uses the filthy lies of Paul Cameron to do it?
Filed under: Barney Frank, Employment/ENDA, Family Research Council, Radical Religious Right
