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Please Call and Thank Senator Mary Landrieu, ENDA’s Newest Co-sponsor

Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana has signed on as the newest co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, S. 1584.

Just as it is important to ask for support, it is also important to say thank you.

It is particularly important to say thank you to those who, like Senator Landrieu, have shown that they have the courage to stand up for civil rights and workplace equality in areas of the country that are more conservative on many issues. She is now our 50th confirmed yes vote.

Please take the time to call and say thank you to Senator Landrieu for stepping up to the plate on civil rights.

Contact info and more: CLICK HERE

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Sen. Kay Hagan to Transgenders: I Will Have To “Carefully Consider” Your “Impacts”

Senator Kay Hagan has been sending out letters to constituents who inquire about ENDA, and they suggest she’s not at this point in favor of a bill that includes “gender identity.”

I’m feeling very 2007.

Here’s what she said:

I would have voted for the employment non-discrimination measure passed by the House of Representatives in 2008. I am committed to carefully considering all options and the potential impacts of implementing new laws or regulations…

What is she saying here: yes, I would have voted for it then and I will vote for it now; or yes, I would have voted for it then but I am not sure about it now? I called her office, which confirmed that she is undecided about the current bill. What is it Senator Hagan needs to “consider?” Please call and ask her, because her press secretary insisted she wasn’t against gender identity protection. I’ve also had others from North Carolina assure me that Senator Hagan is not against gender identity protection. In fact, she even sponsored an inclusive ENDA-type bill in the North Carolina legislature. But what’s with these letters? And why won’t the press guy get back to me?

Dear Readers, please call Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina and ask nicely for her support on S1584. Contact info and more: CLICK HERE