奥巴马签署同性恋保护法令
<p> 奥巴马签署同性恋保护法令 <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="discriminating">discriminating</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. 美国总统奥巴马签署一项法令，该法令将禁止联邦政府合同商歧视同性恋、变性员工。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="stalled">stalled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="extends">extends</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> - <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span>, <span word="gay">gay</span>, <span word="bisexual">bisexual</span>, <span word="transgender">transgender</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="right">right</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bend">bend</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>. <span word="Eighteen">Eighteen</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exemption">exemption</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="organisations">organisations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="harmony">harmony</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="respecting">respecting</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="viewpoints">viewpoints</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="divisive">divisive</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="Leith">Leith</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Evangelicals">Evangelicals</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. <span word="Religious">Religious</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="longstanding">longstanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principled">principled</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="organisations">organisations</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="missions">missions</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Employment">Employment</span> <span word="Non">Non</span>-<span word="Discrimination">Discrimination</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> , <span word="which">which</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="languished">languished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="with">with</span> 15 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> - <span word="hiring">hiring</span>, <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> - <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Boehner">Boehner</span> <span word="opposes">opposes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>.</p>
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