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Senator Tom Harkin endorses ENDA Executive Order for federal contractors.

Sen. Tom Harkin

Chris Johnson of the Washington Blade reports that Sen. Tom Harkin, the Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee, said: “I would strongly support an executive order from President Obama that makes clear government contractors cannot discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity, just as President Roosevelt did seventy years ago when he made [...]

Andre Cooley and ACLU win battle against workplace discrimination.

Andre Cooley

Andre Cooley was fired from his job only because he is gay. But with the help of the lawyers at the ACLU, he fought for the freedom to work without discrimination and he was reinstated as a corrections officer in the state of Mississippi.

“I am looking forward to returning to a job that [...]

Who Cares About LGBT Workers?

Law Professor Darren Hutchinson writes in the Huffington Post: “Although LGBT workers remain vulnerable to discrimination across the nation, ENDA has not received much attention from the media and from many groups that advocate for LGBT rights. Instead, same-sex marriage and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell have occupied most of the recent [...]