if you can be fired for being gay, then you should also be fired for shacking up with someone your not married to; committing adultery, neglecting your responsibility as a father for neglecting to pay child support and most importantly, you should be fired for divorcing someone you promised to have and to hold until death do you part. The hypocrisy of those who stand in moral judgement over others while glossing over their own sexual immorality, reminds me of the words Christ spoke concerning the woman brought to him for committing adultery when he told the crowd, "let those among you without sin cast the first stone".
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That may soon change. Last week, a Senate panel passed a bill whose first version appeared more than 25 years ago and which has since been reincarnated in various forms, including legislation that failed by one vote in the Senate in 1996. This time, there are 43 cosponsors in the Senate for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which specifically prohibits employment discrimination of any kind on the basis of sexual orientation. The bill also has 190 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, 21 of them Republicans. And it has received endorsements from an unprecedented number of major U.S. corporations ranging from Microsoft to Harley-Davidson.
"We are long overdue in providing this basic protection to America's workforce," says Sen. Edward Kennedy, the bill's chief sponsor. "A federal law is sorely needed to ensure that all Americans receive equal treatment in the workplace."
The bill has yet to go before the full Senate, but Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has told gay-rights advocates that he is committed to bringing it before his colleagues before this session ends.
Twelve states and the District of Columbia have already enacted statutes barring sexual-orientation discrimination in the workplace, and more than 220 cities and counties nationwide have similar ordinances in place. But advocates say they are not nearly as effective as a federal law would be.
Kirchofer found that out when she filed a complaint under Seattle's ordinance. The city was one of the first to enact a local law against sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace. Elliott Bronstein, spokesperson for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights, says sexual orientation was included among a longer list of protected classes when the city first adopted an ordinance in October 1973. But there were limits to how much a company found guilty of discrimination could be fined or otherwise penalized.
Records show Kirchofer's case was reviewed by the city's human-rights department in 1995, which found in her favor. Bronstein could not reveal more details but Kirchofer says her company was asked to pay her $1,000, which she donated to charity. Her ex-employer was also required to attend a diversity workshop. Kirchofer says she felt vindicated by the city's support.
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