Gay and Transgender Discrimination Outside the Workplace

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 19, 2011.  The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, recently reintroduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, is a significant measure toward protecting private and public employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace, though it lacks the comprehensive scope of civil rights bills that have preceded it. While recognizing ENDA as a necessary step in reducing workplace discrimination against LGBT individuals, the Center for American Progress…