@haley @sarahjeong unfortunately, "Similar legislation [to ENDA] has been introduced without passage since 1974." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment_Non-Discrimination_Act …
@haley @mcclure111 @vogon they figured it wouldn't pass if it had that in. One of the reasons sex isn't well-defined, doesn't make sense
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@sarahjeong@mcclure111@vogon so how can one advocate for better laws? do you need more precedents? supreme court cases? -
@haley@mcclure111@vogon just passing ENDA would be a huge step -
@haley@mcclure111@vogon honestly a constitutional amendment would be the best solution but yeahhhh -
@haley@mcclure111@vogon so it would have to be a version of the ERA that treats gender right, encompasses orientation and gender identity
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@sarahjeong@mcclure111@vogon if the problem is interpretation, how can that be overcome like consistently across the nation? -
@haley@sarahjeong@mcclure111 new law that might have to rise to the level of a constitutional amendment, or federal court precedent -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 Congress's authority to enact anti-discrimination legislation is limited by the diff scrutiny levels tho -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 yeah maybe I should've phrased it as "either a constitutional amendment, or law + favorable precedent" -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 i think we'll see a change for sexual orientation in the courts in the next 10 yrs but not for trans rights -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 that sounds about right, but do you think the courts would strike down gender identity non-discrimination -- -
@sarahjeong@haley@mcclure111 -- or just refuse to commit to a level of judicial scrutiny and leave individual laws in a gray area -
@vogon@haley@mcclure111 the cases supporting gender identity protection in title vii come from cases about cis women actually - 5 réponses de plus
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