The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will provide an important layer of federal workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. After years of attempts, it now has a strong chance of passing in the United States Senate.
Please take a moment to tell Congress you support ENDA by adding your voice to our growing list of supporters, and then calling your Senator from the list below.
Religious Exemption Concerns:
Earlier this year Transgender Law Center joined the ACLU, Lambda Legal, and NCLR to express our support for a strong Employment Non-Discrimination Act and express our concerns about the current religious exemption. Read more here…
Existing federal protections for transgender employees:
While the passage of ENDA will constitute a hugely important milestone for transgender equality, it is important to note that Transgender Law Center has helped establish federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people at companies with 15 or more employees. In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ruled that transgender and gender non-conforming people are protected from workplace discrimination under TITLE IV, the federal sex-discrimination law. If you have been discriminated against, you can file a complaint with the EEOC. Nonetheless, ENDA is critically needed to make sure that the EEOC ruling cannot be overturned and that companies everywhere actually know what their responsibilities are under the law.
Calling your U.S. senators to let them know you support ENDA will make a big difference, and it should only take a minute. Here are three easy steps.
1. Find your Senators below, based on the state where you live.
2. If any of your Senators are not yet supportive of ENDA, call them first to urge them to support ENDA. Your message can be as simple as this – “Hi, my name is __________, and I live in _________. I’m calling to urge the Senator to support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act because I believe that no one should face discrimination in the workplace.”
3. If any of your Senators are already supporters of ENDA, call to thank them. It’s important that they hear from constituents who agree with their position! Your message can be as simple as this – “Hi, my name is __________, and I live in _________. I’m calling to thank the Senator for supporting the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.”
Alabama Jeff Sessions (R) (202) 224-4124 Does not yet support ENDA
Richard Shelby (R) (202) 224-5744 Does not yet support ENDA
Alaska Mark Begich (D) (202) 224-3004 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Lisa Murkowski (R) (202) 224-6665 Voted for ENDA in Committee
Arizona Jeff Flake (R) (202) 224-4521 Does not yet support ENDA
John McCain (R) (202) 224-2235 Does not yet support ENDA
Arkansas John Boozman (R) (202) 224-4843 Does not yet support ENDA
Mark Pryor (D) (202) 224-2353 Does not yet support ENDA
California Barbara Boxer (D) (202) 224-3553 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Dianne Feinstein (D) (202) 224-3841 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Colorado Michael Bennet (D) (202) 224-5852 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Mark Udall (D) (202) 224-5941 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Connecticut Richard Blumenthal (D) (202) 224-2823 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Christopher Murphy (D) (202) 224-4041 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Delaware Thomas Carper (D) (202) 224-2441 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Christopher Coons (D) (202) 224-5042 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Florida Bill Nelson (D) (202) 224-5274 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Marco Rubio (R) (202) 224-3041 Does not yet support ENDA
Georgia Saxby Chambliss (R) (202) 224-3521 Does not yet support ENDA
Johnny Isakson (R) (202) 224-3643 Does not yet support ENDA
Hawaii Mazie Hirono (D) (202) 224-6361 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Brian Schatz (D) (202) 224-3934 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Idaho Mike Crapo (R) (202) 224-6142 Does not yet support ENDA
James Risch (R) (202) 224-2752 Does not yet support ENDA
Illinois Richard Durbin (D) (202) 224-2152 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Mark Kirk (R) (202) 224-2854 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Indiana Daniel Coats (R) (202) 224-5623 Does not yet support ENDA
Joe Donnelly (D) (202) 224-4814 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Iowa Chuck Grassley (R) (202) 224-3744 Does not yet support ENDA
Tom Harkin (D) (202) 224-3254 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Kansas Jerry Moran (R) (202) 224-6521 Does not yet support ENDA
Pat Roberts (R) (202) 224-4774 Does not yet support ENDA
Kentucky Mitch McConnell (R) (202) 224-2541 Does not yet support ENDA
Rand Paul (R) (202) 224-4343 Does not yet support ENDA
Louisiana Mary Landrieu (D) (202) 224-5824 Co-sponsor of ENDA
David Vitter (R) (202) 224-4623 Does not yet support ENDA
Maine Susan Collins (R) (202) 224-2523 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Angus King, Jr. (I) (202) 224-5344 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Maryland Benjamin Cardin (D) (202) 224-4524 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Barbara Mikulski (D) (202) 224-4654 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Massachusetts Edward Markey (D) (202) 224-2742 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Elizabeth Warren (D) (202) 224-4543 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Michigan Carl Levin (D) (202) 224-6221 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Debbie Stabenow (D) (202) 224-4822 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Minnesota Al Franken (D) (202) 224-5641 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Amy Klobuchar (D) (202) 224-3244 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Mississippi Thad Cochran (R) (202) 224-5054 Does not yet support ENDA
Roger Wicker (R) (202) 224-6253 Does not yet support ENDA
Missouri Roy Blunt (R) (202) 224-5721 Does not yet support ENDA
Claire McCaskill (D) (202) 224-6154 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Montana Max Baucus (D) (202) 224-2651 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Jon Tester (D) (202) 224-2644 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Nebraska Deb Fischer (R) (202) 224-6551 Does not yet support ENDA
Mike Johanns (R) (202) 224-4224 Does not yet support ENDA
Nevada Dean Heller (R) (202) 224-6244 Does not yet support ENDA
Harry Reid (D) (202) 224-3542 Co-sponsor of ENDA
New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (R) (202) 224-3324 Does not yet support ENDA
Jeanne Shaheen (D) (202) 224-2841 Co-sponsor of ENDA
New Jersey Jeff Chiesa (R) (202) 224-3224 Does not yet support ENDA
Robert Menendez (D) (202) 224-4744 Co-sponsor of ENDA
New Mexico Martin Heinrich (D) (202) 224-5521 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Tom Udall (D) (202) 224-6621 Co-sponsor of ENDA
New York Kirsten Gillibrand (D) (202) 224-4451 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Charles Schumer (D) (202) 224-6542 Co-sponsor of ENDA
North Carolina Richard Burr (R) (202) 224-3154 Does not yet support ENDA
Kay Hagan (D) (202) 224-6342 Co-sponsor of ENDA
North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp (D) (202) 224-2043 Co-sponsor of ENDA
John Hoeven (R) (202) 224-2551 Does not yet support ENDA
Ohio Sherrod Brown (D) (202) 224-2315 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Rob Portman (R) (202) 224-3353 Does not yet support ENDA
Oklahoma Tom Coburn (R) (202) 224-5754 Does not yet support ENDA
James Inhofe (R) (202) 224-4721 Does not yet support ENDA
Oregon Jeff Merkley (D) (202) 224-3753 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Ron Wyden (D) (202) 224-5244 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Pennsylvania Robert Casey (D) (202) 224-6324 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Patrick Toomey (R) (202) 224-4254 Does not yet support ENDA
Rhode Island Jack Reed (D) (202) 224-4642 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Sheldon Whitehouse (D) (202) 224-2921 Co-sponsor of ENDA
South Carolina Lindsey Graham (R) (202) 224-5972 Does not yet support ENDA
Tim Scott (R) (202) 224-6121 Does not yet support ENDA
South Dakota Tim Johnson (D) (202) 224-5842 Co-sponsor of ENDA
John Thune (R) (202) 224-2321 Does not yet support ENDA
Tennessee Lamar Alexander (R) (202) 224-4944 Does not yet support ENDA
Bob Corker (R) (202) 224-3344 Does not yet support ENDA
Texas John Cornyn (R) (202) 224-2934 Does not yet support ENDA
Ted Cruz (R) (202) 224-5922 Does not yet support ENDA
Utah Orrin Hatch (R) (202) 224-5251 Voted for ENDA in Committee
Mike Lee (R) (202) 224-5444 Does not yet support ENDA
Vermont Patrick Leahy (D) (202) 224-4242 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Bernard Sanders (I) (202) 224-5141 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Virginia Tim Kaine (D) (202) 224-4024 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Mark Warner (D) (202) 224-2023 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Washington Maria Cantwell (D) (202) 224-3441 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Patty Murray (D) (202) 224-2621 Co-sponsor of ENDA
West Virginia Joe Manchin (D) (202) 224-3954 Does not yet support ENDA
John Rockefeller (D) (202) 224-6472 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Wisconsin Tammy Baldwin (D) (202) 224-5653 Co-sponsor of ENDA
Ron Johnson (R) (202) 224-5323 Does not yet support ENDA
Wyoming John Barrasso (R) (202) 224-6441 Does not yet support ENDA
Michael Enzi (R) (202) 224-3424 Does not yet support ENDA
