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Gay and Transgender Discrimination: Protecting Employee Rights
Congress needs to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to protect gay and transgender Americans in the workplace.
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Every day far too many gay and transgender Americans are forced out of their jobs and into the ranks of the unemployed at a time when all families are struggling to stay afloat. Until Congress passes the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, it will remain perfectly legal to fire someone based simply on their sexual orientation or gender identity in a majority of states in this country.
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