Employee Non-Discrimination Act Options

[theIncredibleEdi...]

OK, so I just wanted to post a link to this petition. Basically, the Employee Non-Discrimination Act would protect GLBT folks from being fired from a job just for being GLBT, BUT politicians are trying to pass a newer version which would exclude those people who are transgendered. So, this petition is to urge law-makers to vote on the ORIGINAL version which is inclusive, rather than the new one. I know some folks are gonna be like, "screw you...." but just thought I would offer it up to those who are supportive.

http://www.nosubstitutes.org/

[theIncredibleEdi...]

Just to let ya know...the term "transvestite" is kind of a dead one....more appropriate is "cross-dresser", which is different from "transgendered."

Cross-dressing is, just that....dressing like the opposite sex. This actually is composed of a lot of heterosexual men.
A transgendered person identifies internally (mentally/emotionally) as the opposite sex.

[Oasis]

This actually is composed of a lot of heterosexual men.

You always talk about straight guys doing latently homosexual things to try to make your lifestyle appear more acceptable, but you've never provided any examples. Provide some. I've never met a guy who wears women's clothes. Only guys I've seen wear makeup are goth dipshits, and they're screwed up as it is. The closest I've come to seeing straight guys dress like queers are frat morons who wear pink shirts.

A transgendered person identifies internally (mentally/emotionally) as the opposite sex.

Yeah, and that makes them freaks. That is not normal behavior. Just because it's associated with homosexual rights, which is now PC, does not make it right or normal.

No one should be fired because they're gay. What you do in your own house has nothing to do with your ability to do your job.

What they should be able to be fired for is acting gay. You know what I'm talking about. The extreme flamers who grab your hand and say "Oh what EVER girlfriend" when you say something funny. How you act and what you look like as an employee in the service industry is extremely important. Sorry, I'm not eating at a restaurant where the servers are hippies, flamingly homosexual, etc. And as a paying customer, I have the right not to have to put up with that and take my business elsewhere. I refuse to go to Trudy's in Austin because the servers dress like dirty hippies. Sorry, that's unprofessional. On the flip side, I know a gay waiter in Austin and he's my server all the time. I have nothing against him because he acts normal.

If the way a person looks or acts is detrimental to business, the business owner should have every right to can them. Why the hell would you keep an employee who hurts your bottom line? I don't care what the reason is - green hair, a mohawk, a neck tattoo, a flamer, rudeness, dressing sloppy - whatever; You shouldn't be able to hold a job. A job is a privelige, not a right. You play by their rules or you don't play.

Stop looking at this is a gay rights issue and start looking at it as a what's-best-for-the-business issue.

[Spectatrix]

If the way a person looks or acts is detrimental to business, the business owner should have every right to can them. Why the hell would you keep an employee who hurts your bottom line? I don't care what the reason is - green hair, a mohawk, a neck tattoo, a flamer, rudeness, dressing sloppy - whatever; You shouldn't be able to hold a job. A job is a privelige, not a right. You play by their rules or you don't play.

Will, see my earlier post in this thread. Even under legislation such as this, employers will be able to fire employees if they aren't able to perform the duties of their job properly. If they're in customer service and they're scaring off customers, that qualifies.