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Gwen Moore: “The opponents of H.R. 3685 have asked the question: What does perceived sexual orientation mean? It's when folks…”

On the recordNovember 7, 2007
The opponents of H.R. 3685 have asked the question: What does perceived sexual orientation mean? It's when folks proclaim to have some sort of psychic ability to know who's gay. They have so-called ``gay-dar,'' so that a man who perhaps is slightly built or a woman like myself who has a deep voice is perceived to be homosexual and they could be discriminated against in the workplace. I can tell you that hundreds of thousands of school children will pass through these Chambers in the years to come, and as the guides in the visitors bureau talk about the history of this Chamber, this will be a signature moment, and I want to be identified as one of the people who stood up to the last vestige of discrimination in our country.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of perceived sexual orientation in the context of H.R. 3685.

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