President Barack Obama blogged Sunday night in support of the Employee Non-Discrimination Act, urging Congress to pass the law that would protect LGBT Americans from being fired on the basis of their sexuality.
“Americans ought to be judged by one thing only in their workplaces: their ability to get their jobs done,” Obama wrote at the Huffington Post, adding that discriminating against LGBT individuals in the workplace is “offensive” and “wrong.”
He added that America was at a “turning point” in becoming a more equal nation, citing the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act earlier this year and praising states for recognizing marriage equality in the wake of that ruling.
“This bill has strong bipartisan support and the support of a vast majority of Americans,” he wrote. “It ought to be the law of the land.”
The Senate is scheduled to hold a test vote Monday on the legislation. Democrats will need to rally support from at least five Republicans in order to carry the bill past the 60 vote threshold it needs to advance.
