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Senators introduce bill to ban gender identity and sexual orientation discrimination

A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to prohibit job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

The bill would add perceived and actual sexual orientation and gender identity to federally-protected categories protected against discrimination, such as race, religion, gender, national origin, age, and disability.

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