Obama at NY Fundraisers, Including Gay Donor Gala

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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/President-Obama-New-York-City-Fundraisers-Gay-Donor-Gala-263568711.html
Obama at NY Fundraisers, Including Gay Donor Gala
By Jim Kuhnhenn
Tuesday, Jun 17, 2014

...The dinner at New York's Gotham Hall came on the same day that the Senate approved two openly gay Obama nominees for federal judgeships.

The president got a rousing reception at the gala for gay donors in response to his directive for an anti-discrimination executive order, even if it only applies to federal contractors.

Obama lacks authority to extend that protection to all Americans, but the order being drafted by the White House would affect about 14 million workers whose employers or states currently do not prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals. The scope of the measure was tabulated by the Williams Institute at UCLA Law School, which studies sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.

Obama had resisted signing the order in hopes Congress would pass a broader non-discrimination measure that would apply to nearly all employers. While the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the legislation last year, the measure has languished in the Republican-led House and there is little sign that lawmakers will take it up in an election year....