Monday, October 28, 2013

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson Needs To Support ENDA

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is up for a vote next week in the United States Senate Our U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of FLorida is one of only three (3) Democrats who do not yet support this bill, which has bipartisan support. The other two (2) Democrats who have not yet supported the bill are are from Arkansas and West Virginia.

St. Augustine Beach has adopted an employment non-discrimination ordinance, as have many other Florida jurisdictions. Both SAB and St. Augustine have adoped Fair Housing ordinances that protect GLBT people.

Florida Democrats, including most thinking GLBT people, zealously worked to re-elect Senator Nelson. Senator Nelson is now third in seniority on the Senate Armed Services Committee and he chairs the Select Committee on Aging.

Senator Nelson's support for ENDA will be appreciated.

How about that: my former employer, the United States Senate, is about to pass GLBT rights protection for American employees. I worked for three U.S. Senators as an undergraduate, during 1974-1977. GLBT Senate employees were closted then. It hurts to think about it. Our country has matured and grown so much since that time. This is no place for hate and bigotry.

Again, Senator Nelson's vote will be appreciated.

Postscript: Senator Nelson has now cosponsored ENDA.
Thank you, Senator Nelson.

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