sharp@farmer.DEC (Don Sharp, MK Design Services, MKO1-1/B7 DTN 264-6068) (11/08/84)
> David Brunson uscfbobo!brunson asks: > Why is it right to penalize someone who refuses to hire homosexuals? There is a tradition in this coutry that every citizen is equally entitled to the benefits of citizenship in the nation. Only the government can abridge the rights of a citizen, and then only by due process of law as punishment for commission of a crime. No individual, and no group, be they majority or minority, has that privilege. It is an abridgement of a citizen's right to work to refuse to hire him or her on the basis of his or her sexual orientation, unless that orientation is a legitimate qualification for the job. There is no job for which a person's sexual orientation is a legitimate qualification. Therefore it is right to penalize someone for refusing to hire homosexuals, Q.E.D. Clearly this generalizes to include discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, and military status, in cases of employment, training, apprenticeship, compensation, the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, provision of services, facilities, housing or real estate transactions, education, and other opportunities. Don Sharp ARPA: SHARP%FARMER.DEC@DECWRL.ARPA Usenet: {allegra|decvax|ihnp4|ucbvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-farmer!sharp