Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is legislation proposed in the United States Congress that would prohibit discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15 employees. ENDA has been introduced in every Congress since 1994 (except the 109th). Similar legislation has been introduced without passage since 1974. In 2009, Rep. Barney Frank introduced a transgender-inclusive version of ENDA. He introduced it again in 2011, and Sen. Jeff Merkley introduced it in the Senate. President Barack Obama supports the bill’s passage. [ Wikipedia → ]

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72 House lawmakers to Obama: Sign ENDA executive order

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

WASHINGTON -- A group of 72 U.S. House members are calling on President Obama to take administrative action to institute federal non-discrinination protections for LGBT people in the workplace. [ Read more → ]

More pressure on Obama to bar workplace discrimination

Friday, March 30, 2012

WASHINGTON -- Supporters of an executive order barring discrimination against LGBT federal workers were buoyed this week by the results of a new poll showing that 73 percent of Americans support such a measure. [ Read more → ]

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Warren pledges to lead on LGBT rights

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Elizabeth Warren, who is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.), pledged to support a series of pro-LGBT initiatives and called on President Obama to endorse marriage equality in an exclusive interview with the Washington Blade on Tuesday. [ Read more → ]

Stories to watch in 2012 promise drama, suspense for the LGBT community

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Significant events are crowding the calendar for 2012, and each promises considerable drama and suspense for the LGBT community. Here is our special report on the ten most important stories to keep an eye on: [ Read more → ]

Hagan announces support for federal LGBT employment protections

Monday, September 26, 2011

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) announced Saturday that she will become a cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, federal legislation that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. [ Read more → ]

ENDA and gay immigration rights bills reintroduced in U.S. Congress

Friday, April 15, 2011

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was re-introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, and on Thursday a bill to help bi-national LGBT couples was also re-intorduced. This brings the total 15 the number of pro-LGBT bills introduced to the House and Senate in the 112th Congress. [ Read more → ]

Barney Frank re-introduces ‘Employment Non-Discrimination Act’ in Congress

Thursday, April 7, 2011

U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.) formally re-introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) into Congress on Wednesday with 111 co-sponsors, nearly half the number of co-sponsors than in the previous Congress. [ Read more → ]

Frank plans to reintroduce Employment Non-Discrimination Act this week

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) is expected to reintroduce the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) this week, as early as Wednesday, but said he was not optimistic about the bill's passage in the near term. [ Read more → ]

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal: the perfect alignment, with a price

Sunday, December 19, 2010

The suspense is over: The U.S. Senate finally took a vote on a bill to repeal the ban on openly gay people in the military and passed it, 65 to 31. Having Congress pass that bill, to repeal "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell," and having that bill signed by the President is an important legislative and political milestone. [ Read more → ]

Pelosi: no vote on ENDA this year until Congress repeals ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

There will be no vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) until Congress completes legislative action on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” according to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). [caption id="attachment_8298" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Pelosi"][/caption] During her weekly press conference on Friday, Pelosi told the Washington... [ Read more → ]

Obama uses recess appointment to name lesbian activist to EEOC board

Monday, March 29, 2010

[caption id="attachment_7581" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Feldblum"][/caption] President Barack Obama on Saturday appointed lesbian law professor Chai Feldblum to a position on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Feldblum was key in the drafting and negotiations over the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). She and three others were... [ Read more → ]

Lawmakers say US House poised to pass trio of gay-friendly bills

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Two of Congress's three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass a trio of gay-friendly bills, reports the AP. [caption id="attachment_3735" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Reps. Tammy Baldwin and Jared Polis"][/caption] Speaking to an international conference of gay politicians in San... [ Read more → ]

Professional Organizations come out for Gay Marriage

Monday, August 10, 2009

Both the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Bar Association (ABA) have adopted resolutions backing full LGBT rights, including gay marriage. The ABA, a professional organization for lawyers, approved a resolution supporting the repeal of at least part of legislative language contained in the... [ Read more → ]

Bill to end LGBT workplace discrimination introduced in Senate

Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban workplace bias based on sexual orientation and gender discrimination, has a chance of becoming law by the end of 2009, according to Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., its lead sponsor in the Senate. The measure was introduced in the... [ Read more → ]

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