The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would ban workplace and hiring bias on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, was first proposed by Congress in 1994. Today, with the support of every Democrat and 10 Republicans, the bill finally finally passed the Senate.
The future of ENDA in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives is less certain, despite a recent survey from conservative pollster Alex Lundry and Americans for Workplace Opportunity that shows that two-thirds of registered voters and 56% of Republicans support its protections. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said this week that he does not back the bill, and the conservative side of his party – which he’s struggled to control – will likely go nowhere near it.
