Archive for employment discrimination
Public Health and Welfare in State of the Union Speech
Despite my current frustration with Obama — or maybe because of it — I watched the entire State of the Union speech. I’m sure it’s being endlessly picked apart by all kinds of talking heads, bloggers, and the like. Me, I’m watching the Australian Open. (The indomitable Serena Williams just beat back a tough challenge [...]
Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Path to Marriage Equality
Using comments from legal scholars and political commentators as well as case law, this article makes a persuasive argument that anti-discrimination laws have led to marriage equality decisions in state courts. The author, Thomas Messner of the Heritage Foundation, sees this connection as a reason to oppose the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act (”ENDA”), which, according to [...]
A Real-Life Conflict Between Religion and Marriage Equality
This story from FOX News illustrates the conflict that can arise in the workplace where anti-discrimination norms bump up against strongly held religious views. In sum, one Brookstone employee, Peter Vidala, didn’t appreciate another’s telling him that she had gotten married to her same-sex spouse. (All relevant events in this story took place in Massachusetts.) [...]
On and On and On….
Here’s a story you likely know, at least in broad outline:
During his campaign, Obama promises progress on gay rights. Once in office, his rhetoric cools and — to be charitable — he doesn’t seem to be moving very fast. Then he makes things much worse with a dreadful brief his Justice Department files in defending [...]
Prowel v. Wise Business Forms, Gender Stereotyping, and Caster Semenya
This just in: the South African track star, Caster Semenya, turns out to be of ambiguous gender. Testing reveals that the athlete, who competed in the recent World Championships and easily won the 800-metre run, has internal testes that produce a large amount of testosterone. There are currently no plans to strip Caster of the [...]