Good As You
For the first time in history, the House and the Senate are on the brink of passing a Bill that would protect gays and lesbians from being fired because they're gay. The "Employment Non-Discrimination Act," which has been around in some form or another for all of my life, actually has the votes to pass.
That means that a majority of Congress supports telling private employers that they can't fire someone because of who they are -- yet they're comfortable turning around and ousting two of us a day, every day of the year from the Armed Services. They did it to me.
If we're to tell corporations that gay people are "as good as" straights, then we should exemplify those same values in the institution that not just defends, but represents, the core values of our nation.
-Stephen BenjaminLabels: guest blogger, stephen benjamin
-----10-13-07
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