Comments on: EU will include sexual orientation in discrimination directive http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:52:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael L. Gooch, SPHR http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31645 Michael L. Gooch, SPHR Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:59:55 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7946#comment-31645 Sexual orientation should be included in any description of discrimination. People should never be treated differently from the rest of society. “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28. Sad to say, this ancient truth is nowhere to be seen in the modern American arena. Do we discriminate against sexual orientation, transgender, women, blacks and Hispanics? What a strange world that we still have issues regarding discrimination. Like sexual harassment, the true victims rarely report it while the abused suffer in silence. This is a problem. Huge Problem. In my book, Wingtips with Spurs, I devote a chapter to discrimination and how it is often over-looked or swept into a dark corner. And yes, it still exists in the modern world. While we pour more stupid laws into the books to prevent such painful actions, we fail to fix the real problem, that is, the root. In addition, we have been conditioned by lawyers to believe that legal and moral are the same thing. So sad. Whenever a human is treated differently than the masses, we should take a cold, hard look at the situation. A hard look indeed. Maybe even the mirror. Michael L. Gooch, SPHR Author of Wingtips with Spurs: Cowboy Wisdom for Today’s Business Leaders http://www.michaellgooch.com Sexual orientation should be included in any description of discrimination. People should never be treated differently from the rest of society. “There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28. Sad to say, this ancient truth is nowhere to be seen in the modern American arena. Do we discriminate against sexual orientation, transgender, women, blacks and Hispanics? What a strange world that we still have issues regarding discrimination. Like sexual harassment, the true victims rarely report it while the abused suffer in silence. This is a problem. Huge Problem. In my book, Wingtips with Spurs, I devote a chapter to discrimination and how it is often over-looked or swept into a dark corner. And yes, it still exists in the modern world. While we pour more stupid laws into the books to prevent such painful actions, we fail to fix the real problem, that is, the root. In addition, we have been conditioned by lawyers to believe that legal and moral are the same thing. So sad. Whenever a human is treated differently than the masses, we should take a cold, hard look at the situation. A hard look indeed. Maybe even the mirror. Michael L. Gooch, SPHR Author of Wingtips with Spurs: Cowboy Wisdom for Today’s Business Leaders http://www.michaellgooch.com

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]]> By: Hank http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31617 Hank Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:38:22 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7946#comment-31617 The European Commission has announced that disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age will be included in a new directive on discrimination It'll be interesting to see how they handle discrimination against Christianity. The European Commission has announced that disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age will be included in a new directive on discrimination

It'll be interesting to see how they handle discrimination
against Christianity.

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]]> By: Hank http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31616 Hank Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:31:48 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7946#comment-31616 The European Commission has announced that disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age will be included in a new directive on discrimination It'll be interesting to see how they handle discrimination against Christianity. The European Commission has announced that disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age will be included in a new directive on discrimination

It'll be interesting to see how they handle discrimination against
Christianity.

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]]> By: Robert, ex-pat Brit http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31610 Robert, ex-pat Brit Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7946#comment-31610 Sorry, doesn't go far enough, it should be mandated, otherwise face exclusion. We've seen what Poland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia and others do when it comes to directives, they thumb their noses. The foot dragging on this is amazing. Sorry, doesn't go far enough, it should be mandated, otherwise face exclusion. We've seen what Poland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia and others do when it comes to directives, they thumb their noses. The foot dragging on this is amazing.

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]]> By: Robert, ex-pat Brit http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7946.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31609 Robert, ex-pat Brit Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:11:35 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7946#comment-31609 Sorry, doesn't go far enough, needs to be mandated as a rule contingent on membership, otherwise face exclusion. We've seen what Poland, Russia, Estonia and others do, thumb their noses. Not good enough! Sorry, doesn't go far enough, needs to be mandated as a rule contingent on membership, otherwise face exclusion. We've seen what Poland, Russia, Estonia and others do, thumb their noses. Not good enough!

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