The Obama-Biden transition team is telling prospective employees in the new administration it will not discriminate against LGBT workers."The Obama-Biden Transition Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by law," the Transition team says on its official Web site.
Although the commitment pertains only to transition team workers, LGBT civil rights activists say they believe Obama will issue an Executive Order shortly after being sworn in to extend that throughout the administration.
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The Barack Obama Transition Team Bans LGBT Discrimination
Posted on: November 10, 2008 4:25 PM, by Greg Laden
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Raving wingnut bigots in 4... 3... 2... 1...
Posted by: blf | November 10, 2008 4:47 PM
Obama will issue an Executive Order shortly after being sworn in to extend that throughout the administration.
How about throughout the Federal Government, including the military?
Posted by: Joel | November 10, 2008 5:50 PM
Oh, you mean Obama is going to take the bold step of telling the Executive Branch that it can not violate existing laws in the course of enforcing those laws? Wow, what a new concept! :)
I wonder if he's going to have the guts to go after former Justice Department appointees who violated the law in hiring only card carrying Republicans? It might be a step in restoring the reputation of Justice.
Posted by: Scott | November 10, 2008 6:10 PM
I am surprised that this was not already in effect.
Posted by: Richard Simons | November 10, 2008 7:50 PM
You are, Richard? With Obama's team or in general? Because Bush was a huge supporter of changing the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage. This wouldn't exactly fit in the current GOP.
Posted by: marilove | November 11, 2008 9:12 AM