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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007

Date: Nov. 7, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity


EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2007

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Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Madam Chairman, the opponents of H.R. 3685 have asked the question: What does perceived sexual orientation mean? It's when folks proclaim to have some sort of psychic ability to know who's gay. They have so-called ``gay-dar,'' so that a man who perhaps is slightly built or a woman like myself who has a deep voice is perceived to be homosexual and they could be discriminated against in the workplace.

I can tell you that hundreds of thousands of school children will pass through these Chambers in the years to come, and as the guides in the visitors bureau talk about the history of this Chamber, this will be a signature moment, and I want to be identified as one of the people who stood up to the last vestige of discrimination in our country.

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