washingtonpost.com – By Mary Ann Akers – Washington Post Staff Writer
As the Obama administration reviews whether to discard the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, House Democratic leaders are quietly pushing another testy issue in the culture wars: civil rights for transgender workers.
Proponents of a bill known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would provide job protections for gay and transgender workers, are actively taking a whip count to see whether the measure has enough support for floor action…