Democrats on Thursday sent to the full House legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals, despite bitter complaints from some because transgendered workers would not be protected under the bill. Democratic leaders pushed forward the current bill after discovering that including transgendered workers in the legislation would cause it to fail in the full House, and promised to try and get additional legislation in the future. "I believe that the step we are taking today will lay the foundation for passing these additional protections in the future," said Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee.
See "Bill to Protect Gay Workers Advances", Jesse J. Holland, San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 2007