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To: kinoxi
The wording of the bill your link led me to seemed fairly innocuous.

The devil is in the details. And I do mean "the devil."

You don't know Sheila Kuehl, Mark Leno, or the handful of homosexual California legislators whose lives are dedicated to using the Democratic majority in the state to ramrod laws onto the books that encode their agenda to normalize homosexuality and transgenderism (and YES! THERE IS AN AGENDA!!!). Their goal is to attach unnatural, abnormal sexual practices to the list of racial and ethnic minorities who are already listed as "protected classes" because of perceived institutional discrimination.

Take it from someone who knows. I have lived in San Francisco my entire life and have watched as marches to stop violence against homosexuals have morphed into demands for same-sex marriage and against the right of parents to change their child's classroom after a teacher "outed" himself to them.

41 posted on 08/28/2006 10:00:49 PM PDT by L.N. Smithee (Hey, Genius! If YOU aren't a Muslim fascist, Bush wasn't talking to you! So why are you offended?)
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To: L.N. Smithee
You quote names I am unfamiliar with to reinforce situations I am unfamiliar with. If you can highlight what part of this bill contains the 'devil', I may be able to give a more coherent response.
47 posted on 08/28/2006 10:05:15 PM PDT by kinoxi
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To: L.N. Smithee

Of course there is an agenda. Satan's agenda, Allah's agenda. It is "all part of the big plan"


75 posted on 08/28/2006 10:29:18 PM PDT by Rca2000 (I may be a prude, but at least I am CONSISTENT about my beliefs!!)
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To: L.N. Smithee; Carry_Okie
You're right about Leno and Kuehl being pretty sneaky. Check out this "Fact Sheet" from Equality California, the Sponsor of the Bill. The addition of the language about "perceived" characteristics would apply in endless possibilities and way beyond the homosexual agenda. It even assists illegal aliens, according to their own example.

Nondiscrimination in State Programs and Activities Act (SB 1441)


Lead Author: Senator Sheila Kuehl
Sponsor: Equality California

This legislation would prohibit discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity in state operated or funded services, activities and programs.

PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED LAW

Under existing law, individuals applying for or participating in programs and activities operated, administered or funded by the state cannot be discriminated against on the basis of race, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, color or disability. SB 1441 would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classifications for the purposes of this provision. The bill would also include protections for any person perceived to have, or associated with another person who has, any characteristic covered by the bill.

BACKGROUND

State and local governments provide many important services and programs. These include police and fire protection, recreational programs, social services and public schools. Under current law, a person can be turned away or denied services solely on the basis of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. A person can also be discriminated against simply because he or she is perceived to have one of the covered characteristics or by virtue of his or her association with another person who is covered by existing law on the basis of race, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, color or disability.

California public policy is clear that individuals should be protected under the law against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This policy is reflected in major statutes such as the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which covers discrimination in employment and housing, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which covers discrimination in public accommodations.

WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO

This bill would extend prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity to include all services, programs and activities provided by state and local governments or any of their instrumentalities or agencies. All governmental activities of public entities would be covered, even when carried out by contractors.

Some examples of state and local government programs and services that would be covered under this legislation include:

In addition to adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the statute that governs nondiscrimination in state programs and activities, SB 1441 would protect individuals based on perceived characteristics or association with another person who is a member of a protected group. This change in the law would address various forms of governmental discrimination, for example:

  • Refusing public healthcare benefits to a person based on the increased insurance costs that would be caused by the person’s dependant child who is HIV positive
  • Denying food stamps to a person who is perceived to be a noncitizen when in fact he or she would qualify for the program
  • Discriminating against a person who wants to adopt a child because his or her spouse has a disability

LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT (AS OF 4/28/06)

Equality California (Sponsor)
American Civil Liberties Union
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality
Attorney General Bill Lockyer
California Association for Nonprofits
California School Employees Association
California Teacher’s Association
California Faculty Association
Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast
Lambda Letters Project
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
National Association of Social Workers
National Center for Lesbian Rights
San Francisco AIDS Foundation

200 posted on 08/29/2006 8:40:34 AM PDT by calcowgirl ("Liberalism is just Communism sold by the drink." P. J. O'Rourke)
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