>From: Jeff Jones ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- WHAT SCOTTY SAYS: | THE TRUTH: ___________________________________|____________________________________ "I am opposed to the attempts to | ENDA is not about sexual behavior. To include sexual behavior under the | require employers to put up with anyone's heading of special legal behavior."| sexual behavior in the workplace would | be wrong. | | ENDA only prohibits employers from using | an individual's sexual orientation--gay, | lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual--as | the basis for adverse or different treat- | ment in employment or employment | opportunities. | | The underlying principle behind ENDA is | that people who work hard and perform | well should not be kept from leading | productive and responsible lives--paying | taxes, covering their mortgages, and | contributing to the economic life of the | nation. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "[ENDA] makes it unlawful to | This much is true. ENDA would include discriminate against a person | discrimination in hiring, firing, promo- because of his or her sexual | tions, compensation, and other employment orientation in terms of | decisions. Regrettably, job discrimination opportunities in employment, ..." | against lesbian and gay people is wide- | spread, and there is no federal anti- | discrimination law that covers them. ENDA | takes a modest step toward securing equal | treatment for millions of Americans who | continue to experience discrimination in | the workplace. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... education, ..." | NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address educa- | tional opportunities. ENDA only addresses | employment discrimination. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... credit, ..." | NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address credit | discrimination. ENDA only addresses | employment discrimination. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... housing, ..." | NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address housing | discrimination. ENDA only addresses | employment discrimination. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... the sale or use of goods | NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address and services, ..." | discrimination in the sale/use of goods | and services. ENDA only addresses | employment discrimination. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... with respect to any public | NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address facility, ..." | discrimination in the use of public | facilities. ENDA only addresses | employment discrimination. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "... or in any federal assisted | Again, NOT TRUE. ENDA does not address program or activity." | discrimination in federally assisted | programs or activities. ENDA ONLY | ADDRESSES EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION! ___________________________________|___________________________________________ ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "I especially worry about the | Not to worry. Section 7 of ENDA specifi- impact that [ENDA] will have on | cally exempts religious organizations, religious schools, churches, and | including educational institutions sub- other ministries." | stantially owned, managed, controlled, or | supported by religious organizations and | education institutions whose curriculum | is directed to the teaching of religious | doctrine. The bill only covers a | religious organization's for-profit | activities subject to taxation under the | Internal Revenue Code. | | ENDA also exempts small businesses with | fewer than 15 employees. | | Additionally, ENDA specifically exempts | the Armed Forces and does not repeal or | modify any other law that gives special | preferences to veterans. | | Some other things that ENDA won't allow: | disparate impact claims, quotas, and | preferential treatment based on sexual | orientation, or benefits for same-sex | partners of employees. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ ___________________________________|___________________________________________ "[ENDA] seeks to exploit the | In fact, most recognized leaders of the legacy of the civil rights move- | civil rights movement, including Coretta ment by re-defining the term to | Scott King, NAACP Executive Director now include sexual orientation | Benjamin Chavis, & Leadership Conference and sexual behavior." | on Civil Rights Executive Director Ralph | G. Neas, have strongly supported ENDA. | | The National Board of the Leadership | Conference met this past June to | designate ENDA a top legislative priority | underscoring the growing bipartisan | consensus in this country that | prohibiting discrimination against gays | and lesbians is a fundamental civil | rights issue. ___________________________________|___________________________________________ The foregoing was posted as a public service by: ************************************************************************* * KEITH D. ELSTON, PROJECT DIRECTOR * LLBERM01@UKCC.UKY.EDU * * ACLU BILL OF RIGHTS EDUCATION PROJECT * WORK PHONE: (606) 281-1482 * ************************************************************************* * "ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY." * * - THOMAS JEFFERSON * *************************************************************************