Amendment Gutting Obama’s LGBT Executive Order Removed from Defense Bill

Lawmakers in Congress have removed an amendment attached to a defense spending authorization bill that would have gutted an executive order issued by President Obama to protect LGBT workers. That amendment, known as the Russell Amendment, would have enabled enabled religious “corporations” that contract with the federal government to discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation/gender … Continue reading Amendment Gutting Obama’s LGBT Executive Order Removed from Defense Bill