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Eugene

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Fri Apr 5, 2019, 05:58 PM Apr 2019

U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

Source: Reuters

POLITICS APRIL 5, 2019 / 12:40 PM / UPDATED 43 MINUTES AGO

U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

Sarah N. Lynch
3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale.

In an April 4 letter to DOJ Pride released on Friday, Barr said he was “troubled” by the group’s concerns, and was directing the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to “investigate and address allegations of discrimination.”

Barr also released a formal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) statement declaring that no department employee or applicant should face discrimination over race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability or sexual orientation.

“Issuing the statement is not only required by law ... it is the right thing to do,” Barr wrote.

Barr’s tone and response to the department’s gay rights group marked a stark contrast from his predecessor Jeff Sessions, who actively took steps to undermine civil rights protections for gay, lesbian and transgender people.

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U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees (Original Post) Eugene Apr 2019 OP
Maybe he can start with Trump"s efforts to ban gays from the military. Doodley Apr 2019 #1
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