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luvspeas

(1,883 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:09 PM Jun 2015

We saw your wedding announcement in the paper...YOU'RE FIRED

This scenario is completely legal in 29 states according to The Human Right Campaign so celebrate today and get ready to strap on your armor on Monday morning our fight is no where near over:

From www.hrc.org

Qualified, hardworking Americans are denied job opportunities, fired or otherwise discriminated against just because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). There is no federal law that consistently protects LGBT individuals from employment discrimination; there are no state laws in 29 states that explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, and in 32 states that do so based on gender identity. As a result, LGBT people face serious discrimination in employment, including being fired, being denied a promotion and experiencing harassment on the job.

Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have passed laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, and 18 states and D.C. also prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Although these laws provide important protections, according to a 2013 General Accounting Office (GAO) report, relatively few complaints of discrimination based on sexual orientation have been filed in these states.

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We saw your wedding announcement in the paper...YOU'RE FIRED (Original Post) luvspeas Jun 2015 OP

Or DURHAM D Jun 2015 #1

Let's hope this gets remedied next AwakeAtLast Jun 2015 #2

thy would never say that in tech HFRN Jun 2015 #3

Yeah, really. kath Jun 2015 #8

Thankfully Massachusetts LGB workers have been protected since 1989 tymorial Jun 2015 #4

Me too. I worked with lgbt youth from 1998-2004 in Texas luvspeas Jun 2015 #15

This was supposed to go under Maedhros reply...n/t luvspeas Jun 2015 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Jun 2015 #5

Yes, we have much more work to do on the road to FULL equality for GLBT Americans! beaglelover Jun 2015 #6

I was canvassing for ENDA in 1996. Maedhros Jun 2015 #7

It's even worse than that. The first version, called the Equality Act was introduced in 1974 Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #14

I agree completely. Maedhros Jun 2015 #17

No doubt iandhr Jun 2015 #9

I always like to add to the qualified, hard working SoapBox Jun 2015 #10

I saw an educational coworker mainstreetonce Jun 2015 #11

I know a teacher who dated once in the 70s and lived with his mom 'till she died.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #19

I knew someone like that mainstreetonce Jun 2015 #20

K&R (nt) LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #12

Way to harsh my buzz. IADEMO2004 Jun 2015 #13

Now THIS would be a hurdle for the corporate friendly Roberts court. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2015 #18

DURHAM D

(32,619 posts)

1. Or

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:20 PM

Jun 2015

This is your landlord and I need for you to move out.

AwakeAtLast

(14,134 posts)

2. Let's hope this gets remedied next

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:21 PM

Jun 2015

It would seem logical - if you can be married legally, you should not be losing a job.

HFRN

(1,469 posts)

3. thy would never say that in tech

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:23 PM

Jun 2015

they would just say 'we fired you because you are a US citizen'

lot safer that way

kath

(10,565 posts)

8. Yeah, really.

Reply to HFRN (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:48 PM

Jun 2015

This h1B visa shit has got to go. and shipping jobs overseas.

tymorial

(3,433 posts)

4. Thankfully Massachusetts LGB workers have been protected since 1989

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:25 PM

Jun 2015

Mass was the 2nd state in the country to pass anti-discrimination laws specifically noting sexual orientation. Transgendered individuals received protection in 2011.

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)

15. Me too. I worked with lgbt youth from 1998-2004 in Texas

Reply to tymorial (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:27 PM

Jun 2015

I would go to schools to do presentations and I'd be talking to teachers and counselors about how to support the kids and the high suicide rate and after the presentation I would always get someone who would take me aside and say that they wished they could do more but they were afraid they would get fired. Outside of Houston and Austin, nothing has changed in Texas. That's why I worry.

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)

16. This was supposed to go under Maedhros reply...n/t

Reply to luvspeas (Reply #15)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:30 PM

Jun 2015

Response to luvspeas (Original post)

roamer65 This message was self-deleted by its author.

beaglelover

(3,510 posts)

6. Yes, we have much more work to do on the road to FULL equality for GLBT Americans!

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:27 PM

Jun 2015

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

7. I was canvassing for ENDA in 1996.

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 02:34 PM

Jun 2015

It's been nearly 20 years - I think it's time we made it happen.

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

14. It's even worse than that. The first version, called the Equality Act was introduced in 1974

Reply to Maedhros (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:26 PM

Jun 2015

in the House by Bella Abzug and Ed Koch. It would have covered employment and housing. In the 90's proponents dropped the housing part and went for ENDA, first vote in 94 and it has been introduced in every Congress but one since then. So it's been a long time.
Meanwhile, people will opine that LGBT rights are not at all about economics and it's just some silly social issue that does not really matter. Silly shit like jobs, housing, benefits.....

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

17. I agree completely.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #14)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:45 PM

Jun 2015

Non-descrimination should be across the board for sexual orientation, race, religion and gender (cis and trans).

The Supreme Court's ruling will result in backlash in some parts of the country, though, and we should be ready for it.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

9. No doubt

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 03:42 PM

Jun 2015

There is work still to be done.

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

10. I always like to add to the qualified, hard working

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 03:49 PM

Jun 2015

tax paying Americans.

mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

11. I saw an educational coworker

Reply to luvspeas (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 04:06 PM

Jun 2015

denied tenure because of just a suspicion of being gay. I don't even know if he really was gay. He was divorced from a female when very young.
The school system was overly cautious because they had two incidents of abuse by male employees.

I think fair hiring practices involving openly gays is going to be very hard to overcome in education.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

19. I know a teacher who dated once in the 70s and lived with his mom 'till she died....

Reply to mainstreetonce (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 27, 2015, 05:20 PM

Jun 2015

He dated once back in the 70s and he still talks about it. Sex for him is all "theory". A 60+ year old neurotic virgin that you would SWEAR is doing a Woodie Allen impression and people often think he's gay,....especially after they hear him say he's a fan of old Hollywood dance movies. I got him the complete Fred and Ginger collection for Christmas.