Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Federal Government Contractors Cannot Discriminate against LGBTQ

by Brig Bagley

10 December 2014

As a result of President Obama's executive order about 4 months ago, any companies that benefit from US tax dollars will be prohibited to discriminate against people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Whether seeking a job or employed, millions of LGBTQ US citizens can now rest assured that they are safe from discrimination.

It will still take a lot of time before congress will draft bills to protect all workplaces in the US from such discrimination. But we can see that goal become a reality city and state at a time as local governments are passing such laws.

Read more here: http://gaysaltlake.com/news/2014/12/04/federal-government-will-bar-contractors-lgbt-discrimination/

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