Demand EEOC pursue LGBT job discrimination cases

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On January 27, Slate reported that the EEOC may withdraw from a case involving job discrimination against Amiee Stephens, a transgender woman.  New Commission chair Victoria Lipnic said "Administration-related changes" were the reason. 

TAKE ACTION!

1. Send your own email to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at [email protected] and urge the Commission to continue pursuing cases of LGBT job discrimination.

2. Sign the petition.  If we reach or exceed 1000 signatures, we will deliver them to the Nashville EEOC office.

Dear Commissioners,

We urge you to continue viewing job discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people as sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  In particular, you must continue to pursue the case of Amiee Stephens and other cases like it. 

Your own report indicates there were 1768 charges of anti-LGBT job discrimination in 2016.  In many states, there are no explicit protections for LGBT workers.  Without your efforts, LGBT people are often defenseless against job discrimination.  You must continue to pursue these cases.

Thank you for considering our views.

Who's signing

388 SIGNATURES
1,000 signatures

Will you sign?

  • Catherine Gatewood-Keim
    signed 2017-01-31 07:15:28 -0600
    As a person who will be (and has been over the years) a target of such discrimination, I implore you to continue to strive toward justice for all.
  • Catherine Frye
    signed 2017-01-31 06:30:59 -0600
  • Larry D Kitchen
    signed 2017-01-31 06:16:22 -0600
  • Michael Baer
    signed 2017-01-31 05:24:36 -0600
    Michael Baer
  • Gregory Esteve
    signed 2017-01-31 05:16:03 -0600
  • Joseph Kinley
    signed 2017-01-31 03:41:27 -0600
  • Tony Poland
    signed 2017-01-31 03:36:15 -0600
  • Nneka Mitchell
    signed 2017-01-31 02:49:50 -0600
  • Jillian Hicks
    signed 2017-01-31 01:03:43 -0600
  • Phoebe Hill
    signed 2017-01-31 00:46:36 -0600
  • Haven C
    signed 2017-01-31 00:09:04 -0600
    Haven C
  • Kate Skolnick
    signed 2017-01-30 23:54:27 -0600
  • Alan Green
    signed 2017-01-30 23:28:09 -0600
  • donivan potter
    signed 2017-01-30 23:17:22 -0600
    discrimination must not be tolerated
  • Prisi Selfridge
    signed 2017-01-30 22:57:09 -0600
    Please do not drop this case
  • Delmar Dorr
    signed 2017-01-30 22:51:42 -0600
  • Jan Mitchell
    signed 2017-01-30 22:46:23 -0600
  • Theresa Munoz
    signed 2017-01-30 22:44:55 -0600
  • Teresa Terry
    signed 2017-01-30 22:25:44 -0600
  • Carrie Cleveland
    signed 2017-01-30 22:16:27 -0600
  • Ella Blanton
    signed via 2017-01-30 22:12:40 -0600
    Ella Blanton
  • Suzanne LeBeau
    signed 2017-01-30 22:06:06 -0600
    One of my children is convinced that they were born the wrong sex. We do not have money at this time for the transition process, but are very concerned at the direction this new legislation is taking. No discrimination based on sexual orientation is ok!
  • Michelle Miller
    posted about this on Facebook 2017-01-30 21:58:44 -0600
    Sign the petition: Demand EEOC pursue LGBT job discrimination cases
  • Michelle Miller
    signed 2017-01-30 21:58:28 -0600
  • Heather Hall
    signed 2017-01-30 21:57:48 -0600
  • Morgan Macconaugha
    signed 2017-01-30 21:57:47 -0600
  • Paula Nance
    signed 2017-01-30 21:57:06 -0600
  • Linda Pearce
    signed 2017-01-30 21:56:27 -0600
  • Alan Green
    signed 2017-01-30 21:45:37 -0600
  • Mallie McCloud
    signed 2017-01-30 21:41:56 -0600

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