Thanks to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with disabilities Act, most Americans are treated fairly in the workplace and are free from harassment. However only one group are not protected: Gay, Lesbian and trans-gendered employees. Twenty-one states have passed laws to protect this group, but there are no federal laws to protect those in the other states. A new bill is being considered in Congress: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). It does need to be passed.
It will be interesting however what ENDA will mean for the military. The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has always been a problem in my mind, since I thought it might be unconstitutional. It is a "thought crime" in that if a person let anyone know that they felt they might have homosexual tendencies, even if they had never done anything, they could be forced out of the military. Since when is thinking about something a crime? If the ENDA does pass, it would seem that the US military will be forced to change the horrible "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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