CGS 112 Chapter Notes - Chapter Article Notes: Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Matthew Shepard, Neoliberalism
18 Jul 2018
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Hate crimes prevention act: 2009; gender identity added to federal hate crime law (39) ongoing effort to include gender identity in the employment non-discrimination act (enda) " a(cid:374)ti-discrimination bills and hate crime laws have come to define the idea of "trans rights" in the. United states and are presently the most visible efforts made by nonprofit organizations and activists working under this rubric" (39: why should we pass these laws, anti-discrimination laws create basis for legal claims against discriminating institutions. " these ki(cid:374)ds of refor(cid:373)s ha(cid:448)e (cid:374)ot eli(cid:373)i(cid:374)ated (cid:271)ias, e(cid:454)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374), or (cid:373)argi(cid:374)alizatio(cid:374)" (cid:894)40(cid:895: hate crime laws do not deter people, because they focus on punishment, rather than prevention, anti-discrimination laws are not enforced. "most people who experience discrimination cannot afford to access legal help, so their experiences never make it to court" (40) (40-41) sc narrowed enforcement of laws. Ignored structural/systematic discrimination, instead focusing on the individual: narrow meaning of what is discriminatory.
