Only 40 percent of Republicans support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but 65 percent don't think an employee should be fired for being gay.
A majority of Republicans don't think an employer should be able to fire someone based on sexual orientation, but less than half support an anti-discrimination law that would prohibit companies from doing exactly that.released Friday, 65 percent of Republicans say an employer should not be allowed to fire someone for being gay. Just 18 percent of Republicans polled said companies should be able to do so, and 17 percent weren't sure.
According to the survey, half of American voters support the proposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The legislation would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in all aspects of employment for companies with at least 15 employees, including hiring, firing, promotion and compensation. The act was introduced in 2013 but has been stalled in Congress.
In August, the Department of Labor proposed a policy that would allow federal contractors to discriminate against people who don't share their religious views. The plan would permit employers to not hire lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as well as those who don't share their religious beliefs. Advocacy groups have blasted the move as"dangerous" and"unconscionable.
Demonstrators in favor of LGBT rights rally outside the Supreme Court on October 8 as the court hears oral arguments in three cases dealing with workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. A new poll shows that a majority of Republicans don't think someone should be fired for being gay but don't support a proposed federal anti-discrimination law.
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