5 reasons Republicans oppose the new anti-gay-discrimination law

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On Monday, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which bans workplace discrimination against gays and lesbians, cleared a major procedural hurdle in the Senate, all but guaranteeing that the bill will pass the upper chamber later this week.

Polls show that a majority of Americans support the bill, which bars companies with more than 15 people from making employment decisions based on someone's sexual orientation or gender identity. Indeed, the bill is so seemingly noncontroversial — similar bans exist for discrimination on the basis of race and gender — that 80 percent of voters assumed that such a law already existed.

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Keith Wagstaff is a staff writer at TheWeek.com covering politics and current events. He has previously written for such publications as TIME, Details, VICE, and the Village Voice.