Sexual Orientation Research Paper
Sexual Orientation, the Time Has Come
Darren Sutphen
HRM-320 Employment Law
Professor Joy Bruno
Sexual Orientation, the Time Has Come
Our founders of this great nation with one simple phrase, started this country on a journey unlike any nation has ever embarked upon. As written it was an epiphany of law that would ultimately change the world. All men are created equal. What an amazing statement. Through their wisdom Americans have continued to strive to hold true to this ideal for over two hundred years. Through our history Americans have fought toward this goal and through this debate have ended slavery, gave women the right to vote, and integrated our schools and much more. Today the struggle continues. The Civil Rights Act …show more content…
One of the first attempts was introduced in 1975 by Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY) who wrote HR 166. House Resolution 166 was an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of affection or sexual orientation, sex, or marital status in public accommodations, public education, equal employment opportunities, the sale, rental and financing of housing, and education programs which receive Federal financial assistance. Congresswoman Bella Abzug was able to garner 4 cosponsors and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. But this piece of legislation would meet the same end as many that would follow, HR 166 was never even considered by the Judiciary Committee and went no further. Resolution after resolution like S 2081 which was introduced in by Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA) 1979 that would have prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, never made it out of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. This is a pattern that would continue for another twenty years. It was not until 1994 when the late Senator Ted Kennedy first introduced S 2238 ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that the prospect of protection had any real hope. ENDA was referred to the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. The committee held the first public hearing on the issue but to no avail. Senator …show more content…
Sense its introduction in 1995 by Senator Kennedy, ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act) has had at least seven different versions that have all failed to become law. The current version of ENDA was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on June 24Th 2009 and would make employment discrimination based sexual orientation and gender identity illegal. The current bill has 114 co-sponsors and due to the change in political environment this bill has an actual opportunity to finally become law. Though the federal government has struggled to adopt legislation over the past 30 years, currently 17 states and over 100 municipalities across the country already provide sexual orientation protection through their own
Darren Sutphen
HRM-320 Employment Law
Professor Joy Bruno
Sexual Orientation, the Time Has Come
Our founders of this great nation with one simple phrase, started this country on a journey unlike any nation has ever embarked upon. As written it was an epiphany of law that would ultimately change the world. All men are created equal. What an amazing statement. Through their wisdom Americans have continued to strive to hold true to this ideal for over two hundred years. Through our history Americans have fought toward this goal and through this debate have ended slavery, gave women the right to vote, and integrated our schools and much more. Today the struggle continues. The Civil Rights Act …show more content…
One of the first attempts was introduced in 1975 by Congresswoman Bella Abzug (D-NY) who wrote HR 166. House Resolution 166 was an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of affection or sexual orientation, sex, or marital status in public accommodations, public education, equal employment opportunities, the sale, rental and financing of housing, and education programs which receive Federal financial assistance. Congresswoman Bella Abzug was able to garner 4 cosponsors and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. But this piece of legislation would meet the same end as many that would follow, HR 166 was never even considered by the Judiciary Committee and went no further. Resolution after resolution like S 2081 which was introduced in by Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA) 1979 that would have prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, never made it out of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. This is a pattern that would continue for another twenty years. It was not until 1994 when the late Senator Ted Kennedy first introduced S 2238 ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that the prospect of protection had any real hope. ENDA was referred to the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. The committee held the first public hearing on the issue but to no avail. Senator …show more content…
Sense its introduction in 1995 by Senator Kennedy, ENDA (Employment Nondiscrimination Act) has had at least seven different versions that have all failed to become law. The current version of ENDA was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) on June 24Th 2009 and would make employment discrimination based sexual orientation and gender identity illegal. The current bill has 114 co-sponsors and due to the change in political environment this bill has an actual opportunity to finally become law. Though the federal government has struggled to adopt legislation over the past 30 years, currently 17 states and over 100 municipalities across the country already provide sexual orientation protection through their own