HRC / Jeff Merkley Petition

In more than half of the states in this country, you can be called into your boss's office and handed your walking papers – just for being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

It's easy, it's legal, and it's wrong.

But with the simple stroke of a pen, President Obama could continue his strong leadership on equality and expand protections against workplace discrimination to more than 16 million Americans – 20% of our nation's workforce.

All it would take is an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Tell President Obama to protect all LGBT employees of government contractors by joining the HRC petition.