The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), HR 3685 — which prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation — yesterday by a margin of 235 to 184.
That’s good news, but unfortunately, as Lisa Takeuchi Cullen notes on Work in Progress, there’s bad news, too: The groundbreaking legislation leaves transgendered workers unprotected. And, of course, the whole exercise is moot because it’ll be a snowy day in Hades before the bill clears the Senate. And if by some miracle it does, President Bush will surely veto it.
Still, be sure to check out this YouTube clip of Rep. Barney Frank’s speech on the House floor:
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