Would inclusion of a sexual orientation clause in the Nondiscrimination Policy mean all sorts of other people would want to be included?
No. This argument is silly –it is so often repeated because it has no basis in fact. There are nondiscrimination policies that contain many categories, including sexual orientation, and there are policies that contain sexual orientation and few or no other categories in addition to those required by law. Some of the policies such as Hawaiis with many categories are required by state law to have each category listed. The City University of New Yorks long policy is the result of state law and a very liberal political climate. . First, the addition of many categories after the inclusion of a sexual orientation clause just doesnt happen. The history of policies containing a sexual orientation clause is that adding sexual orientation is simply not followed by the addition of many or any other categories. Second, logic does not compel the addition of many categories if a sexual orientation clause is added. Like the categories of race, age, veteran status, or disability, people with minority
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