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Actress Ellen Page: "I am gay"[W:1222]

there is currently no federal law stopping gay discrimination for hiring, firing and services

why oh why, do you feel the need to lie?

What ENDA Does
• Extends federal employment discrimination protections currently provided based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age and disability to sexual orientation and gender identity. Thus, ENDA extends fair employment practices -- not special rights -- to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Prohibits employers, employment agencies, and labor unions from using an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for employment decisions, such as hiring, firing, promotion, or compensation.
 
why oh why, do you feel the need to lie?

What ENDA Does
• Extends federal employment discrimination protections currently provided based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age and disability to sexual orientation and gender identity. Thus, ENDA extends fair employment practices -- not special rights -- to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Prohibits employers, employment agencies, and labor unions from using an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for employment decisions, such as hiring, firing, promotion, or compensation.

Let's face it, this is an emotional issue for some who have their priorities totally screwed up. Let's see, we have a hair dresser in N. Mexico who refuses do to the Governor of New Mexico's hair because the Governor is against SSM yet not a word from the SSM crowd. I guess discrimination only matters when it is perceived by the pro SSM crowd. Businesses that refuse to provide services to a gay customer gets national attention but the reverse is ignored when a SSM advocate refuses to provide a business service to someone who is against SSM? I always knew that SSM advocates were hypocrites.
 
Seriously, watch the speech, it will bring tears to your eyes. So happy and proud of her. You can tell she was very nervous and this meant a lot to her.

Actress Ellen Page: "I am gay" - CNN.com

Good for her. I'm jealous though... I wish I could have dated Drew Barrymore; one of my favorite people in the world (don't tell my wife).
 
She plays Kitty Pryde in the new X-Men movie, right? Perhaps they'll write in a love scene between Kitty and Mystique now. That should bump up the ticket sales!
 
1.) the majority of the US supports eagle rights, but i doubt they are "accepted" do you have ANYTHING do back that up
sorry facts prove you wrong
2.) yes it is brave to announce it, do you know why? because its oppressed and announcing it could get you fired, disowned, shunned etc. This is prove that gays are NOT widely accepted otherwise there be no heroism in announcing lol

3.) this is factually wrong
the majority of states deny marriage rights to gays
the majority of states deny gay adoption
the majority of states allow a gay person to be fired, not hired or denied service simply because they are gay
suicide rate among gays is very high because of the mental and physical abuse they revive from parents and society
gay men cant donate blood
there is currently no federal law stopping gay discrimination for hiring, firing and services

so NOT facts prove your statement wrong, if your statement was true there wouldn't be over 30 plus court cases right now on gay marriage alone and countless ones over discrimination and it be no big deal to announce one is gay.
You're welcome, let me know if there's anything else i can help out with.

I think I pulled an eye muscle rolling my eyes so hard right there.
 
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