Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

Reid happily used his political muscle to push through landmark legislation, including the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

The longtime lawmaker reflects on coming out, regrets removing trans people out of non-discrimination legislation, and becoming the first member of Congress to marry a same-sex partner.

We’re always the sacrifice everyone else is willing to make.

Thanks to arcane Senate rules, Democrats need ten Republican votes to pass the Equality Act. That’s a very tall order.

The bill is written and the votes are there in both houses. The measure just needs the commitment of the Biden administration to make it a priority.

It is clear at this point that a Sanders nomination is not going to happen no matter how much we want it.

If the court rules against LGBTQ rights, trans people who live outside of cities and states with inclusive nondiscrimination laws will need legal umbrellas. Here is one that some, though not all, might be able to use.

Dan Lipiniski will still remain the only Democrat in the House of Representatives not to co-sponsor the legislation.

The bill would provide sweeping civil rights protections for LGBTQ people across the country.

Romney started his political career portraying himself as an ally to the LGBT community. It couldn’t be further from the truth.

Bisexual and transgender people are told they are both too queer by gay elites, and not queer enough.

Bisexual men and women is make as much as 19 and 28 percent less than their straight coworkers.

It’s great that corporations are coming out to support LGBT equality in droves, but their newfound support has more to do with increased profit margins than standing up for an ideal.

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is a darling of the religious right, and with good reason.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced plans to introduce a broad measure aimed at preventing discrimination against LGBT Americans.

WASHINGTON — A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected an attempt to pass a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) as part of the annual defense authorization bill. The Washington Blade reports that the amendment was introduced in the House Rules Committee by Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) …

NEW YORK — Even as they celebrate epic victories in the push for marriage equality, gay-rights activists acknowledge that other difficult issues remain on their agenda. There’s the persistent high rate of HIV infections, the struggles to expand transgender rights, and the striking fact that even in some states allowing same-sex marriage, people can lose their job for being gay.

WASHINGTON — A discharge petition to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives appears to have stalled after only 190 Democrats have signed their names to it. The petition, filed last week by openly gay U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) seeks to force a vote on a version of ENDA that contains …

WASHINGTON — Four U.S. House Democrats, led by Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), filed a discharge petition Wednesday seeking to force a vote on a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that contains a narrowed religious exemption. The measure would prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity…

WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she still supports a Senate-passed bill to outlaw workplace discrimination against gay and transgender people. A number of national LGBT rights groups have withdrawn their support because it has a broad religious exemption. The California Democrat says she understands the…