Tag: President Barack Obama
TLDEF Commends Department of Labor Directive Protecting Transgender People Who Work for Federal Contractors
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs that it has issued a directive stating that the federal government’s ban on sex discrimination by federal contractors also prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and transgender status.
Family Equality Council Applauds President Obama’s Announcement on Executive Order Banning Discrimination for Transgender Federal Workers
Family Equality Council®, the U.S national organisation which connects, supports, and represents the estimated three million parents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer in the United States and their six million children of all ages praises President Barack Obama, following Monday’s announcement at a White House LGBT Pride reception that he will issue an executive order that bans discrimination against transgender federal employees.
President Obama Announces Executive Order Banning Workplace Discrimination Based on Gender Identity for Federal Employees
Tuesday night at the White House LGBT Pride Reception, President Obama announced he would be issuing an executive order to protect transgender federal employees from workplace discrimination. Once issued, it would expand upon an executive order from President Bill Clinton, which banned workplace discrimination among federal employees on the basis of sexual orientation.
With Inclusion of Marriage Equality in Inaugural Address, President Obama Makes History
President Obama made history today by becoming the first president to include his support for marriage equality as part of his Inaugural address.