The Gay Engineer (02 Feb 2005)

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The Gay Engineer (02 Feb 2005)
The fact remains that in the U.S. workplace, as in society, gays and lesbians are not yet recognized as a group that deserves benefits and legal protection. "It is still legal in 36 states to fire employees who are gay," says Daryl Herrschaft, deputy director of HRC's WorkNet, a program that provides up-to-date information on workplace policies and laws throughout the United States. The European Union, by contrast, passed a law in 2000 banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in all its member states.

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