Step Backwards for Kansas: Governor Rescinds Order Protecting Gay State Workers

On Tuesday, February 10th, Republican Governor Sam Brownback rescinded a 2007 executive order that prohibited employment discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and the transgendered in state government jobs. Over 7 years ago, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, passed the executive order, which required government agencies to have programs that prevents harassment against any member of the LGBT community that is looking to work or who currently works in a government agency. Many groups are condemning this behavior from Governor Brownback including national gay-rights group, Human Rights Campaign, and the state’s leading gay-rights group, Equality Kansas. Check out this article from The New York Times to learn more!