BREAKING: Obama To Sign Executive Order To Protect LGBT Federal Contractors
Source: The Advocate
After years of lobbying, LGBT activists are celebrating as President Obama announced Monday that he would sign an executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors from workplace discrimination.
There is no federal law to prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, and such protections exist in less than half of states. With the Employment Non-Discrimination Act stalled in the House of Representatives, activists had been long been urging the president to sign an executive order, which would protect those who work for federal contractors. The president had declined in the past, arguing that he would prefer to pass ENDA and protect all LGBT American workers.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, those contractors employ more than 20 percent of the American workforce, and collect about $500 billion in federal contracts each year. Data from the Williams Institute shows that the order would protect 11 million more American workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and up to 16.5 million more workers based on gender identity.
The U.S. Senate passed ENDA in November but the House has yet to vote. Shortly after Obama's announcement, members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus said they supported the executive order, calling it a step toward a full federal law.
Read more: http://www.advocate.com/politics/2014/06/16/breaking-obama-sign-executive-order-protect-lgbt-federal-contractors
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even though craphead Bush signed way more of them than Obama has.
Works every time.
unless they make you want to 
no television there. 
The retinal specialist is another story entirely. I practically end up like this 
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Great news William~
Thanks with the follow up.
Putin doing? Cutting off Gas to Kiev.. but, "facists111!!!" even if that were true.. like putin isn't a fucking fascist.
Sorry, William.. just read a bunch of anti-American putin propaganda in LBN.
Thank you~ 
Oh, what? He advanced LGBT rights? Must be a mirage....until I get MY sparkly rainbow unicorn pony, Obama remains a cryptofascistneokenyancommiebderburg wolf in sheep's clothing, and since he is SO uninspiring, it's his fault I am sitting out the '14 elections...
