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Thursday, July 10, 2014

ENDA LOSING GAY RIGHTS GROUPS’ SUPPORT

ENDA LOSING GAY RIGHTS GROUPS’ SUPPORT
“Gay rights groups are jumping ship on legislation they previously hailed as one of their biggest priorities of the year: the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The American Civil Liberties Union, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Transgender Law Center announced in a joint statement on Tuesday that they are withdrawing support for the Senate ENDA bill because of its sweeping religious exemption.” Here’s how the Hobby Lobby ruling caused the switch. [HuffPost]

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