In a conversation with the Washington Blade's Chris Johnson
on Friday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated Obama's
preference for legislative passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination
Act (ENDA) when asked about a possible executive order to bar LGBT
workplace discrimination among federal contractors.
Says Carney:
"I will not argue with you when you say
there are obstacles that ENDA faces to becoming law, but the fact is,
this was a good week in progress towards passing ENDA and the president
strongly supports the efforts undertaken by Senate Democrats and some
Senate Republicans to encourage the passage of this legislation, and
we'll continue to work with the Congress to see it done," Carney said.
Carney also said he's unaware of some LGBT rights advocates' call to boycott the upcoming 2014 Olympics in Sochi over Russia's gay "propaganda" ban.
"I'm not aware of the calls," Carney
said. "I can tell you that the president and this administration makes
clear to our allies and partners and nations around the world that LGBT
rights need to be respected everywhere, but I don't have a specific - I
haven't discussed this with him."
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