Obama Transition Team Bans Discrimination
November 10, 2008 by Bryan
The Obama-Biden transition team is telling prospective employees in the new administration it will not discriminate against LGBT workers.
“The Obama-Biden Transition Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by law,” the Transition team says on its official Web site.
Although the commitment pertains only to transition team workers, LGBT civil rights activists say they believe Obama will issue an Executive Order shortly after being sworn in to extend that throughout the administration.
“The inclusion of gender identity is a bold departure from the past – and it sends a clear message,” said Christopher E. Anders, ACLU Senior Legislative Counsel.
“By including sexual orientation and gender identity in its non-discrimination policy, the Obama-Biden transition team makes clear that it will focus on the relevant qualities that actually predict an applicant’s success on the job – professional experience, character, skills and education.”
Although President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 11478, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, there are no explicit federal protections from gender identity bias in government hiring.
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I feel that whether a law is put forth or not there will still be those that discrimanate. As an very Big example at the Atlanta Job Corp Center many of the female students and Gay or Bisexual and are made to feel as if they can not be theirselves even after school hours. They are even trying to force STUDS (the agressive female that carries themselves as the male in the relationship.) to wear female suits to the christmas ball. Which is taking away many of the students rights according to the 14th Amendment.
[...] is interesting to note that President-elect Obama has recently banned discrimination in his transition teamfor sexual orientation and gender expression, and is expected to continue [...]