Snippets from today's ENDA hearing

Today's Congressional hearing on ENDA went well.

There was so much testimony on why ENDA is needed, but to me, the testimony that stands out is this one:



Vandy Beth Glenn was fired from her Georgia state legislative job when she told her supervisor she was transitioning from male to female.

With last year's ugly and unnecessary disagreement about whether or not ENDA should be trans-inclusive fresh in the mind, Glenn's testimony brought it home for me. If we don't fight for all the rights of everyone in our community, then our fight is in vain.

Hearing clearinghouse page with links to PDF testimony, Chairman’s statement, archived webcast, and a photo slideshow of today's ENDA testimonies - http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2009/09/hr-3017-employment-non-discrim.shtml

The Committee on Education and Labor's blog post with plenty of comments - http://edlabor.house.gov/blog/2009/09/employee-non-discrimination-ac.shtml

The Committee on Educaton and Labor's YouTube playlist with more ENDA testimony- http://www.youtube.com/user/EdLaborDemocrats#play/user/D28E0BB6E4F36041