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Originally Posted by Kekephee
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You know, I live in Houston, too. I'm curious about your thoughts regarding the Equal Rights Ordinance that just passed here. Do you think employers should be able to fire their employees for being gay?
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That's a loaded question.
But, generally, yes. It might be because the owner is a huge jerk, or it might be because the hiring organization has a specific moral code. Whatever those reasons, it should generally be the owner's prerogative to make these decisions. Is there a benefit of outlawing this practice? Yes, you protect gays from bosses being asses and firing them just because of that with no backing reason. Is there a down side? Absolutely, such laws tend to tie the hands of organizations that do possess legitimate codes of conduct and would have a good reason to not hire that person.
Such laws often have exceptions built in similar to the old "bona fide occupational qualification" standard, but such laws often have poor execution of their exceptions that, in my opinion, often make them not worth the negatives.
Does the law allow people to be fired for being gay? Yes, in many places. Should it? Probably yes because of what it means to the freedom of association of business owners with sincerely held beliefs.