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In article <4k61vq$j5a@news.internetmci.com>,
Chuck Kelley  <chuckkelley@internetMCI.COM> wrote:
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>This is why that I think this is on topic.  When you add sexual 
>preference to the list of other AA checklist that the government gets 
>involved in making sure there is no discrimination, then it seems to me 
>that you are asking to request AA for GLB folks.  Why I am against sexual 
>preference as poart of the AA checklist is there are very few cases that 
>win discrimination suits without proper documentation on how many other 
>employees are of that "persuasion" (persuasion meaning the list of 
>government watched items and is not meant as derogatory at all -- I could 
>not think of another word).  You are right, I know of no companies that 
>keep records of peoples sexual preference.  In fact, if companies were to 
>ask that, my guess would be that the GLB lobby and watchdog groups would 
>be extremely angry and call for a boycott of those products.  Media 
>circus would soon follow and probably the government would say that you 
>can not ask those questions.  If this is the case, then how can a company 
>defend itself against lawsuits?

It seems you consider the phrase "cannot discriminate based on sexual
orientation" as automatically meaning Affirmative Action for
homosexuals?  That is a pretty big stretch.

So do you consider Mormons as having Protected Status as a special
class under AA because of the "cannot discriminate based on religious
affiliation" clause?  If not, why is that different?

Perry


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