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MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
June 24, 2009
Contact: Jody Cofer
info@kentuckyfairness.org / 270-703-1582
KENTUCKY FAIRNESS ALLIANCE COMMENDS LAWMAKERS FOR INTRODUCTION
OF INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT NON-DISCRIMINATION ACT
Washington, DC – Kentucky Fairness Alliance (KFA) applauded lawmakers today for introducing an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which would protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees from workplace discrimination. The bill, which enjoys bi-partisan support in Congress, would add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing federal employment non-discrimination laws.
“The introduction of an inclusive ENDA is great news for fair-minded Kentuckians,” said Travis Myles, KFA Board Chairperson.
Currently, 12 states and more than 100 localities have lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inclusive nondiscrimination protections, covering nearly 40 percent of Americans. And, according to numerous surveys, large majorities of likely voters in the U.S. support federal employment non-discrimination laws to protect LGBT people. Polling data from 2006 shows that voters are more likely to support a candidate who votes for an LGBT discrimination law than they are to vote against.
In 1999, Decision Research found that nearly 73% of Kentuckians felt that such discrimination is wrong.
KFA is a member of United ENDA, a coalition of organizations committed to the passage of federal legislation that protects individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
“It is time for Kentuckians to speak collectively and timely to our Congressional delegation to say ‘Fairness is a Kentucky Value’,” Myles said.
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The Kentucky Fairness Alliance is the leading statewide nonprofit organization in Kentucky seeking to advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people through leadership development, public education and by encouraging participation in the democratic process.
The Ampersand symbolizes the solidarity we are building through Friends & Family, and suggests the inclusiveness we are working toward. It reflects the idea that no one individual, legislator, organization, or city can carry all the water for equality. Our success lies in our solidarity.
