Discrimination against homosexuals
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:48 pm
In 1966 people could get fired from their jobs in 41 states because they were homosexual, it is now the 2000's and that number hasn't changed.
Under Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA, it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including:
hiring and firing;
compensation, assignment, or classification of employees;
transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall;
job advertisements;
recruitment;
testing;
use of company facilities;
training and apprenticeship programs;
fringe benefits;
pay, retirement plans, and disability leave; or
other terms and conditions of employment.
Discriminatory practices under these laws also include:
harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age;
retaliation against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices;
employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities; and
denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group.
Unfortunatly, these rules only apply to employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Nothing said about sexual orientation.
Eventually, people will learn that these laws need to include evryone, just like pepole learned that black people are equal to whites, and women are equal to men. When people try and reason against this, I would advise not being angry with them, but try and help them by curing their ignorance and feeling slightly sorry for their ignorant, moronic views.
Under Title VII, the ADA, and the ADEA, it is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, including:
hiring and firing;
compensation, assignment, or classification of employees;
transfer, promotion, layoff, or recall;
job advertisements;
recruitment;
testing;
use of company facilities;
training and apprenticeship programs;
fringe benefits;
pay, retirement plans, and disability leave; or
other terms and conditions of employment.
Discriminatory practices under these laws also include:
harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age;
retaliation against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices;
employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities; and
denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group.
Unfortunatly, these rules only apply to employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Nothing said about sexual orientation.
Eventually, people will learn that these laws need to include evryone, just like pepole learned that black people are equal to whites, and women are equal to men. When people try and reason against this, I would advise not being angry with them, but try and help them by curing their ignorance and feeling slightly sorry for their ignorant, moronic views.