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  • Many in Bay Area call anti-bias measure an act of betrayal

    11/08/2007 3:34:20 PM PST · by SmithL · 8 replies · 43+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 11/8/7 | Leslie Fulbright
    National civil rights organizations are celebrating the passage by the House of legislation that would add "sexual orientation" to a list of federally protected classes, but some San Francisco groups refuse to take part in the party. The vote Wednesday on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, also known as ENDA, postponed several times, was ultimately revised to remove protection for transgender workers, which upset gay rights groups here and across the country. Democratic leaders said the removal was necessary to get the act passed. But more than 300 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender leaders opposed the exclusion, saying it is unfair...