Democrats in the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act at 6:20PM EST today. Unfortunately, the version which did not include Gender Identity was not the bill that passed, even though it is believed it could have passed.

Senator Ted Kennedy is the primary sponsor in the Senate and it is expected the bill will pass and go to the president’s desk. Unfortunately, we will get to watch George W. Bush veto civil rights for a group he and the rest of the Repugnant Party despise.

House Republicans attempted to throw single Americans under the bus to indulge their bigotry and contempt for gay and lesbian Americans. The Republicans introduced an amendment that would allow employers to discriminate based on marital status to create an end-around in which employers could refuse to hire gays and lesbians because they are ineligible to marry (or at least, single).

Please puff your chest with pride at you look at the Democratic Heroes and Heroines below. Warning: take some anti-nausea medication before reviewing the Democratic bigots. 

Democratic Heroes and Heroines

Honorable Mention

Democratic Bigots

Cowardly Democratic Bigots

Democratic Heroes and Heroines

Voted No or didn't vote because Gender Identity not included in bill. All but Nadler and Oberstar co-sponsored the Gender Identity inclusive version of ENDA.

Bruce Braley (IA)

Julia Carson (IN)

Heroine Yvette Clarke (NY)

Gabrielle Giffords (AZ)

Hero Rush Holt (NY)

William Jefferson (LA)

Hero Mike Michaud (ME)

Hero Jerry Nadler (NY)

John Olver (MA)

Jim Oberstar (MN)

Hero Edolphus Towns (NY)

Heroine Nydia Velázquez (NY)

Hero Anthony Weiner (NY)

Honorable Mention

All other Democrats in the U. S. House voted for the non-Gender Identity version of ENDA which passed today - with the exception of those below who don't deserve to be called Democrats

Democratic Bigots

Cowardly Democratic Bigots

(Didn't Vote - Opposed to ENDA)