""This is a historic day for Delaware," Attorney General Biden wrote. "Because of today's vote, all Delawareans will be equal under the law..."
...except in the trivial matter of employment, where discrimination by private employers based on sexual orientation is still fully legal in Delaware. Fun fact often overlooked in all the woohooing about "marriage equality".
Yeah. There's plenty of progress left to be made. But 'normalization' like this makes it harder (or at least more socially awkward) for people to push back against equality in other areas.
Sigh. Remember when the ERA was a thing that could plausibly happen?
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Date: 2013-05-08 02:11 pm (UTC)...except in the trivial matter of employment, where discrimination by private employers based on sexual orientation is still fully legal in Delaware. Fun fact often overlooked in all the woohooing about "marriage equality".
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Date: 2013-05-08 02:13 pm (UTC)Sigh. Remember when the ERA was a thing that could plausibly happen?