Action Alert! We Need Your Stories to Help Pass ENDA!

We Need Your Stories to Help Pass ENDA!
How has employment discrimination affected you and your family?
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) may be voted on in the House of Representatives in a just a few days. We must act now.
We know that when legislators hear the stories of people with a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) parent they are more likely to pass laws ensuring our parents are not fired for simply being who they are. We’ve seen legislators change their votes when they hear how such laws affect us, the children of LGBTQ families! It is up to us to let people know that we need protection from discrimination in the workplace so our families can thrive.
Has one or more of your parents lost their job, feared they could lose employment, been held back from promotion, or had to relocate to find work, due to employment discrimination against LGBTQ people? COLAGE is collecting the stories of people who have suffered the impact of employment discrimination against their families in an effort to pass The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
Submit your story here!
If have questions or concerns about submitting your story and would prefer to speak confidentially with a COLAGE staff member, please contact Carlos Uribe at 415-861-5437 x102 or carlos@colage.org.
Example stories:

Monica’s Story:
After my father transitioned male-to-female, she had trouble securing employment in Massachusetts – a state without gender identity protections. She found a job working night shifts in another state for an employer with non-discrimination policies in place. In order to maintain this job, she commuted four days a week and eventually moved hours away from my step-mother and younger sister. My parent was forced to choose between economic stability and staying close to family. Had ENDA been passed earlier, she would have had access to employment in the state where our family was living. Please vote for the passage of ENDA.
Jeff’s Story:
I grew up in a small town in Oregon with my two lesbian moms. From the time I was in first grade there were measures on the state ballot that would have legally endorsed discrimination against my family. The passage of one of these measures would have forced my mother to be fired from her job. Despite the fact that my mother had been a public school teacher for over twenty years and been recognized for her devotion to her students through multiple awards, this new law would have forced all gay and lesbian teachers out of their jobs. As a youth, the threat of this unjust law was both scary and confusing. I feared for my family’s economic security and could not understand why people wanted my mother to lose her job. This experience demonstrated the truth of the phrase “the personal is political.” I urge all members of congress to help pass ENDA and make it impossible for states to pass these kinds of discriminatory measures. Employees should be judged on the merit of their work rather than who they love.