3.2.1: Civil Rights
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We believe in an America where everybody gets a fair shot and everybody plays by the same set of rules. At the core of the
Democratic Party is the principle that no one should face discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
language, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status. Democrats support our civil rights
statutes and we have stepped up enforcement of laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace and other settings. We are
committed to protecting all communities from violence. We are committed to ending racial, ethnic, and religious profiling
and requiring federal, state, and local enforcement agencies to take steps to eliminate the practice, and we continue to support
enforcement of Title VI. We are committed to equal opportunity for all Americans and to making sure that every American is
treated equally under the law. We are committed to ensuring full equality for women: we reaffirm our support for the Equal
Rights Amendment, recommit to enforcing Title IX, support the Paycheck Fairness Act, and will urge ratification of the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. We know that putting America back to work is Job One, and
we are committed to ensuring that Americans do not face employment discrimination. We support the Employment Non- Discrimination
Act because people should not be fired based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. President Obama and the Democratic
Party are committed to ensuring all Americans are treated fairly. This administration hosted the first-ever White House Conference
on Bullying Prevention and we must continue our work to prevent vicious bullying of young people and support LGBT youth. The
President's record, from ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in full cooperation with our military leadership, to passing the Matthew
Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, to ensuring same-sex couples can visit each other in the hospital,
reflects Democrats' belief that all Americans deserve the same chance to pursue happiness, earn a living, be safe in their
communities, serve their country, and take care of the ones they love. The Administration has said that the word ‘family'
in immigration includes LGBT relationships in order to protect bi-national families threatened with deportation.
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