The Employment Non-Discrimination Act is a proposed law that would prohibit discrimination against employees based on sexual orientation. One version of the bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on November 7, 2007.
Transgender Controversy
Though ENDA originally included transgender employees in its protection, they were removed from the bill to ensure it would receive enough votes to pass. While some civil rights groups still supported the bill and believed it was a step in the right direction, many gay and lesbian activists were enraged by the exclusion of transgenders from ENDA.San Francisco Chronicle: Many in Bay Area call Anti-bias Measure Betrayal
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Introduced by Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin, Deborah Pryce and Chris Shays
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Passed by the House by a vote of 235 to 184House.gov: [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1057.xml Final Vote Results for Roll Call 1057
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Extends protections of the Civil Rights Act to gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans
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Advisers to George W. Bush have recommended he veto the ENDA legislation if it passes through the SenateWashington Blade: Advisers Urge Bush to Veto Enda
