LGBT

(As Prepared for Delivery)

November 8, 2007 -- "Last night the House passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act with a strong bipartisan vote. The House bill prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the job because of their sexual orientation. It protects Americans from being fired, denied a job or promotion, or otherwise intentionally discriminated against because of their sexual orientation. Although the bill is narrower than many of us had hoped, the House action is still a main step in the long journey toward full civil rights for every American.    » read more »

November 7, 2007 -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement on the historic passage of H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act:    » read more »

11/07/2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC-- New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson today released the following statement urging Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA):

"This should be a no-brainer for Congress: ENDA is an essential piece of civil rights legislation that has taken too long-- thirteen years-- to get to this point. It is hard to believe that we even have to debate prohibiting discrimination of any kind.    » read more »

November 7, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in response to the passage by the United States House of Representatives of the Employment Non- Discrimination Act.

“Although the House bill is narrower than we had hoped, the House’s approval of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is a major step in the journey toward equality toward full civil rights for the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.    » read more »

November 7, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the floor this afternoon supporting H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 (ENDA). Below are her remarks:

“This is truly an historic day. Today, the House of Representatives will consider and hopefully pass – for the first time – the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA. As someone who has looked forward to this day for the 20 years that I have served in Congress, it is a joyous occasion.    » read more »

October 25, 2007 -- Chicago, IL -- Obama supporters and leaders in the LGBT and African American faith communities released the following letter today calling on members of their communities to come together to find common ground.

To Whom It May Concern:    » read more »

October 11, 2007 -- Washington, DC - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Rick Stafford, chair of the DNC's GLBT Caucus, today issued the following statement on National Coming Out Day:    » read more »

10/11/2007 -- “The simple act of declaring who you are has often been a moment of courage for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) Americans. National Coming Out Day honors the brave journey many have taken out of the closet. But even now, after so much progress has been made in the fight for equality and acceptance, many in the LGBT community continue to face discrimination and harassment.    » read more »