It's very likely that ENDA will be passed in the next week or so and signed into law by the president?

It's very likely that ENDA will be passed in the next week or so and signed into law by the president. How do you think it will affect the workplace where you work? How do you think you'll react when you see more gay/lesbian/transgendender people out in public?

Will you have any reservations with the law (PS religion doesn't matter, because it will be the LAW in the workplace)? If you've been in the closet, or know anyone who is, will you come out or do you think they will? Do you think it will help transgendered people to avoid being marginalized, and allow them to work in mainstream jobs so they do not need to reside in the fringe area such as sexual worker jobs?

Is this a stride forward for the nation? Is it knocking down one more barrier to equality and freedom for all? Will this be as important as when sex and color discrimination were outlawed?

Do you think it will help make gay/lesbian marriage more socially acceptable, as well as finally push the SCOTUS to overrule any state or federal laws outlawing it? Hee hee hee. Have fun, kids!

Asked by Schelli 29 months ago Similar questions: ENDA passed week signed law president Politics & Law > Law.

Similar questions: ENDA passed week signed law president.

Don't tell me what you do in your bedroom and I won't tell you what I do in my bedroom. We had neighbors with whom my daughters played (on occasion) with their daughters and at one point, one of them confided in me that she was a lesbian. I already knew that, and I said nothing as I was trying to figure out why she seemed to think A) I didn't + B) That she had to tell me + C) Why then?

If you want to play true confessions, tell me why you're such a jerk the rest of the time (or does that have anything at all to do with your "lifestyle choice"? ) .

1 You are right - have fun with this one - aclu.org/lgbt/discrim/11853leg20020226.html This is simply one website for considering for the Employment Non Discrimmination Act which would include gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered groups in protected status. It is a very complicated issue and one that many if not most employers, and employees, are not ready for, I don't think. These issues are hotly debated in our country and many would say that this is a 'lifestyle' and not a choice.

One example from my own experience is that there was a homeless shelter for women into which transgendered individuals were able to access. In practical terms, the issue was what bathrooms would they use, how would the other women react when sleeping near them, etc. Etc.Etc.It is a long way off I believe.

You are right - have fun with this one - aclu.org/lgbt/discrim/11853leg20020226.html This is simply one website for considering for the Employment Non Discrimmination Act which would include gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered groups in protected status. It is a very complicated issue and one that many if not most employers, and employees, are not ready for, I don't think. These issues are hotly debated in our country and many would say that this is a 'lifestyle' and not a choice.

One example from my own experience is that there was a homeless shelter for women into which transgendered individuals were able to access. In practical terms, the issue was what bathrooms would they use, how would the other women react when sleeping near them, etc. Etc.Etc.It is a long way off I believe.

Maggo replied to post #1: 2 Lifestyle is a choice. I think you meant to say some believe it is biological, or genetic, as opposed to a lifestyle choice, didn't you? The evidence scientifically speaking is that it is genetic for the overwhelming majority, but so what?

Whom I love, and the way I live, within the social contract, whether by genetics or choice is nobodies business but my own. It has no bearing on how I do my job. And Schelli, that crack about sex-work was a cheap shot, if not a surprise considering the source.

Lifestyle is a choice. I think you meant to say some believe it is biological, or genetic, as opposed to a lifestyle choice, didn't you? The evidence scientifically speaking is that it is genetic for the overwhelming majority, but so what?

Whom I love, and the way I live, within the social contract, whether by genetics or choice is nobodies business but my own. It has no bearing on how I do my job. And Schelli, that crack about sex-work was a cheap shot, if not a surprise considering the source.

Schelli replied to post #2: 3 "that crack about sex-work was a cheap shot". Umm, why is that? It is well documented that most transgendered people in the US turn to prostitution to subsidize their care and surguries, since most insurance companies will not cover the costs; additionally, it is well documented that the social mindset keeps those who don't conform in the lower strata of work, and therefor benefits.

That crack about sex-work was a cheap shot". Umm, why is that? It is well documented that most transgendered people in the US turn to prostitution to subsidize their care and surguries, since most insurance companies will not cover the costs; additionally, it is well documented that the social mindset keeps those who don't conform in the lower strata of work, and therefor benefits.

5 Thanks for the clarification Maggo. Perhaps it is because I have worked in the social services field, and I have worked with transgendered folks who have not turned to prostitution - perhaps they turned to work in this field because they felt they could better be accepted and they were. I am not so sure that these surgeries are so universally covered by health insurance.

Whom I love or whom I choose to be is not a consideration for access to work I don't think. Remember this law calls for 'protected class' - and that is a challenging definition.

Thanks for the clarification Maggo. Perhaps it is because I have worked in the social services field, and I have worked with transgendered folks who have not turned to prostitution - perhaps they turned to work in this field because they felt they could better be accepted and they were. I am not so sure that these surgeries are so universally covered by health insurance.

Whom I love or whom I choose to be is not a consideration for access to work I don't think. Remember this law calls for 'protected class' - and that is a challenging definition.

If I inadvertently signed someone elses initials on a form , have I broken the law.

Why is it Attorney at Law and not Attorney of Law.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.