Should Virginia have discrimination protection for gay and lesbian state workers?
Yes
41% (582 votes)
No
56% (793 votes)
Undecided
2% (31 votes)
Total votes: 1406
- Disclaimer: This is an unscientific sampling of users.
Calendar
Restaurants
Movies
Attractions
Community Blogs
Photo Sharing
Latest local and national news
Search archives
Hey Bornfree
No one has said any such thing. Your just turning facts and numbers around to fit your argument. That dog won't hunt dude!
already got it
Got the same laws protecting gays as the rest of us. Oh you mean a special proprietary law? Heck no. That opinion goes for everyone. Laws on top of laws, on top of laws alreayd in place for the American public. Enuff already...Let's get back to the "there ought NOT be a law" mentality.
It's simple....
No discrimination protections, no quality corporations moving to Virginia... it's that simple! So sorry.
If it's a quality
If it's a quality corporation, it takes care of the problems from within. It doesn't sit around waiting for laws to pass before doing what's right.
What part
"and liberty and justice for all" don't you understand. People don't get fired, beaten up, or killed because they're Cowboys fans and people have a constitutional right to be "creepy." And why doesn't it bother us when heterosexuals brag about their sexual exploits? What drives this debate is fear -- fear of people different from us. And I find it appalling that 2/3 of the responders think that employers can discriminate against an employee due to sexual orientation.
Just Appalling
I find it appalling that people want to come out of the closet with such a deviant lifestyle. I personally do not want to know about it, keep it to yourself.
Yes, creepy people have a right to move around freely . . .
But no one has the right to make gross sexual references or movements around me. I am female and I will "red light" that behavior in a heartbeat, as the sexual harassment it is. I don't care if it is gays or straights--keep your sexual comments to your private life. So . . . flamers better not expect to be able to cry "discrimination" and convince people that talking about what they did Friday night is protected speech in the workplace. I haven't let straights do that for my 27 year Navy career and I am not about to start tolerating it now.
Now, some guys think just like I do, but people make fun of them when they object to graphic conversations!
P.S. I may sound like a hard case, but *most* people don't advertise their weekends at work. The one or two I have known who did deserved to hear about it from the equal opportunity folks.
"creepy people"
There are "creepy people" all over the U.S. and since the majority of the U.S. polulation is heterosexuals then the majority of "creepy people" has to be hetero also.
When you cannot stop straight's talking about their Friday night encounters, just how do you think you are going to stop gay's......I mean "flamers"?
You don't seem to give gay's much credit for being professional at the workplace, but you need to pay more attention to your straight co-workers, before you start being a "hard case".
and liberty and justice for
and liberty and justice for all" don't you understand. People don't get fired, beaten up, or killed because they're Cowboys fans and people have a constitutional right to be "creepy."
They do
And why doesn't it bother us when heterosexuals brag about their sexual exploits?
It does
What drives this debate is fear -- fear of people different from us. And I find it appalling that 2/3 of the responders think that employers can discriminate against an employee due to sexual orientation.
I didn't count 2/3rds. I think most are anti-discrimination. You're being discriminatory wanting special legislation. There are already laws which address employer discrimination.
Cowboy Fan Violence?
FBI statistics: an average of five murders and 1,200 assaults per year motivated by victims' sexual orientation. Studies show that 80% of crimes motivated by sexual orientation go unreported. I didn't see any category of crime related to team loyalty or left-handedness. Perhaps you could share that information with the rest of us. The poll was at 63% in favor of discrimination when I posted. That's pretty durn close to 2/3.