VERY important, and we really need everyone to pitch in and help to pass this very important legislation. Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper has been generally supportive of GLBT issues, but she has not as yet signed on as a co-sponsor for HR 3017, the Employment Non Discrimination Act of 2009. You can call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
If your congress member is someone other than Kathy Dahlkemper, please call them their Washington DC to make sure that they are a co-sponsor of HR 3017. If you aren’t sure who your congress member is, then just give your zip code when you call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Please do this right now! We need everyone here! The number of calls that we make has a direct bearing on what happens.
(The above is a message that I sent to the Erie GLBT News and Events email list.)
The message was a response to a forwarded email from Lambda Legal:
The next few weeks may mark a critical milestone for LGBT rights: The House Education and Labor Committee is scheduled to consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in the next few weeks, and a vote in the full House could happen soon after!
We’ve been working closely with committee staff members for the past few weeks and will continue to do so to ensure the bill that goes to committee vote is the strongest possible. Introduced in June 2009 by Rep. Barney Frank, the bill, also known as H.R. 3017, would prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Rep. George Miller chairs the House Education and Labor Committee.
Congressmembers tell us that what influences them most are calls and emails from people back home.
Make a difference. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Give your zip code and ask to be connected to your Representative.
Say: My name is _____ and I’m a proud resident of (your city, state). I am calling in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3017), to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from job discrimination. Please pass ENDA before the end of the year. I can be reached at _______ (give your phone number). Thank you.
Or, you can send the same message via email to your Representative.
Lambda Legal has long prioritized workplace fairness for the LGBT community. We currently represent Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman who was fired from her job as a legislative editor by the Georgia General Assembly simply for being true to who she is. In September, she testified before Congress, urging members to enact ENDA so that others will not be fired or face discrimination in employment based on their gender identity and expression or sexual orientation.
Lambda Legal has set aside today to urge our supporters to contact their representatives in support of ENDA. Please call or email Congress today to let lawmakers know how important ENDA is to all of us who care about equality. Let’s burn up the phone lines and tell them that the time to pass ENDA is now.
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