LGBT Issues
On July 21, 2014 President Obama issued an executive order amending Order 11246 to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected bases upon which federal contractors must not discriminate. Executive Order 13672 is as follows:
Executive Order -- Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity
EXECUTIVE ORDER
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including 40 U.S.C. 121, and in order to provide for a uniform policy for the Federal Government to prohibit discrimination and take further steps to promote economy and efficiency in Federal Government procurement by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Amending Executive Order 11478. The first sentence of section 1 of Executive Order 11478 of August 8, 1969, as amended, is revised by substituting "sexual orientation, gender identity" for "sexual orientation".
Sec. 2. Amending Executive Order 11246. Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:
(a) The first sentence of numbered paragraph (1) of section 202 is revised by substituting "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin" for "sex, or national origin".
(b) The second sentence of numbered paragraph (1) of section 202 is revised by substituting "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin" for "sex or national origin".
(c) Numbered paragraph (2) of section 202 is revised by substituting "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin" for "sex or national origin".
(d) Paragraph (d) of section 203 is revised by substituting "sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin" for "sex or national origin".
Sec. 3. Regulations. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Labor shall prepare regulations to implement the requirements of section 2 of this order.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an agency or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Sec. 5. Effective Date. This order shall become effective immediately, and section 2 of this order shall apply to contracts entered into on or after the effective date of the rules promulgated by the Department of Labor under section 3 of this order.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 21, 2014.
On the same day the White House issued a Fact Sheet explaining why taking action to support LGBT workplace quality was good for business:https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/07/21/fact-sheet-taking-action-support-lgbt-workplace-equality-good-business-0
The U.S. Department of Labor subsequently issued regulations and other compliance materials to enforce the order. Among those materials are
- Resources for federal contractors: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_resources.html
- Training webinars: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/final_rules_webinars.htm
- Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/LGBT_FAQs.html
- Visa Denials by Foreign Governments: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/LGBT/VisaDenial.htm
- Know Your Rights Employee Fact sheets: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/factsheets/
This section will provide information about legal and policy developments and best practices to implement the requirements of the Order and related laws. Information may also be found on the AAAED Blog, news stories at the bottom of the webpage and via the AAAED Listserv.
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General Resources:
https://www.hrc.org/resources
https://victoryinstitute.org/about/
https://www.glaad.org/
http://www.thetaskforce.org/
Legal Resources:
https://www.aclu.org/issues/lgbt-rights
https://www.lambdalegal.org/
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
http://www.nclrights.org/
Military and Veterans Affairs:
https://www.outserve-sldn.org/
http://thedccenter.org/health-information-from-lgbtq-veterans/
http://aver.us/about
Research
https://www.urban.org/research-area/lgbt-equity
Health
https://www.stepupformentalhealth.org/
https://actupny.com/
Education:
https://www.glsen.org/
https://www.campuspride.org/
https://gsanetwork.org/
Business and Workplace
http://www.nglcc.org/
http://outandequal.org/
Family