Comments on: September 18 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2007/09/september-18-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=september-18-roundup Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 05:00:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Leland Davis http://overlawyered.com/2007/09/september-18-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-8982 Leland Davis Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:14:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5343#comment-8982 Let's not forget, being a heterosexual man who gets "outed" for being gay, even in a society where this is accepted, can make it difficult to meet and date women. Let’s not forget, being a heterosexual man who gets “outed” for being gay, even in a society where this is accepted, can make it difficult to meet and date women.

]]> By: Zoe Brain http://overlawyered.com/2007/09/september-18-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-8981 Zoe Brain Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:55:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5343#comment-8981 Until and unless the ENDA act is passed, merely being perceived as being gay - whether the perception is accurate or not - is adequate excuse for dismissal (or failure to hire) in 30 states of the Union. Thus even if "there is nothing wrong with being Gay", there appears to be provable genuine damage caused, loss of employment opportunities, and so on. A good analogy is michievous publication of the false allegation that someone was "passing for white" in the 50's. Until and unless the ENDA act is passed, merely being perceived as being gay – whether the perception is accurate or not – is adequate excuse for dismissal (or failure to hire) in 30 states of the Union.

Thus even if “there is nothing wrong with being Gay”, there appears to be provable genuine damage caused, loss of employment opportunities, and so on.

A good analogy is michievous publication of the false allegation that someone was “passing for white” in the 50′s.

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