President Obama's executive order banning discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans in federal contracting should be a lightning rod for professional sports to do the same. Yet, notwithstanding the "coming out" of players in the NBA and NFL, the evolving views of the American public, and state courts' interpretation of the 14th Amendment to provide equal protection to LGBT persons, professional sports commissioners and team owners largely have been silent on...
The Moment Is NOW for Professional Sports to Ban LGBT Discrimination
The Huffington Post - 19 Jun 2014 04:50
President Obama's executive order banning discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Americans in federal contracting should be a lightning rod for professional sports to do the same. Yet, notwithstanding the "coming out" of players in the NBA and NFL, the evolving views of the American public, and state courts' interpretation of the 14th Amendment to provide equal protection to LGBT persons, professional sports commissioners and team owners largely have been silent on...
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