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More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 7:48 pm
Quote:The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday argued that Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964 doesn’t protect gay workers from discrimination, Buzzfeed reports.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/sessions...title-vii/
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 8:00 pm
If not, then that's a problem that should definitely be addressed. Though given that the SC legalized gay marriage a year or two ago, then their rights are being protected by something.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 8:02 pm
(July 26, 2017 at 8:00 pm)Chad32 Wrote: If not, then that's a problem that should definitely be addressed. Though given that the SC legalized gay marriage a year or two ago, then their rights are being protected by something.
Not to mention the fact that every place of employment where I have worked here in Florida has a legal mention in its handbook that discrimination against one's sexual preference is wrong.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 8:04 pm
(July 26, 2017 at 7:48 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: Quote:The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday argued that Title VII of the CivilRights Act of 1964 doesn’t protect gay workers from discrimination, Buzzfeed reports.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/sessions...title-vii/
Same argument was made against interracial marriage. Same argument was made against desegregation in the military. Same argument was made against gays in the military.
This is old bullshit Jim Crow bigotry aimed at a new target.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm
It is a pity that we have to have the same fight over every single individual group like this. Blacks, immigrants, women, LGBT, interracial couples, atheists, and whatever other group people can think of.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 8:12 pm
(July 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm)Chad32 Wrote: It is a pity that we have to have the same fight over every single individual group like this. Blacks, immigrants, women, LGBT, interracial couples, atheists, and whatever other group people can think of.
'Murica is lagging behind while the rest of the world is advancing socially.
It used to be a worldwide problem, but now shifts are occurring where 'Murica seems to want to regress rather than evolve.
It is very sad.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 9:39 pm
He probably thinks blacks, women, Jews, you name it, "aren't protected from discrimination" either.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 26, 2017 at 10:25 pm
(July 26, 2017 at 8:00 pm)Chad32 Wrote: If not, then that's a problem that should definitely be addressed. Though given that the SC legalized gay marriage a year or two ago, then their rights are being protected by something.
Sadly he is right. There is no federal statute on sexual orientation. The SC has upheld or struck down state laws in certain cases and in the gay marriage case struck down the section of the Defense of Marriage Act for violations of the 14th Amendment. The conservatards on the court dissented vigorously... as one would expect from those tards.
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 27, 2017 at 10:56 am
Appears to me that Title VII needs to be changed/updated.
When they defined "sex" they were actually defining gender.
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm
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RE: More stupid from Sessions: "gay people aren't protected from discrimination
July 27, 2017 at 11:40 am
(July 27, 2017 at 10:56 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Appears to me that Title VII needs to be changed/updated.
When they defined "sex" they were actually defining gender.
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm
With the majority party of useless shits running things it is far more likely to be repealed than updated. Leave well enough alone right now.
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