As ENDA vote nears, Senate prospects brighten

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a top goal of LGBT advocates for decades, looks set to pass in the House, and some insiders say its prospects in the Senate may be improving. The news comes as the Human Rights Campaign cautioned Congress that inaction on ENDA this year would anger the LGBT community and could dampen its involvement in political campaigns in the fall.

"We still need to continue to do education in the Senate around the gender-identity language," said Allison Herwitt, HRC's legislative director (pictured).