Letter: Sexual lifestyle bias is not fair

Although assuming is always dangerous, I will assume Mr. Mack considers himself a heterosexual, and given his use of the word "normal," I will also assume that he believes he was "born that way," although I know of no credible scientific evidence to support that notion, either.

He has apparently lived his life without experiencing the fear and feelings of rejection and outright hatred that society's attitude toward homosexuality causes every gay person to feel. This would of course be due to the fact that his "chosen lifestyle" is considered "normal" and supported by every social more, practice and institution that we have.

While there are those who claim to have "left the homosexual lifestyle," he fails to mention that many of those have subsequently found that it is impossible to change their inner beings and so have once again rejected the "heterosexual lifestyle" as being in conflict with their true feelings.

Assembly Bill 311 is not meant to deliver special rights to anybody. It addresses an unfair employment situation that exists in our society. A person's sexual orientation should have nothing to do with his employment. As we speak, Nevada employers have the legal right to terminate a person for being a homosexual.

Does Mr. Mack support the same concept for heterosexuals? Does he realize that the passage of AB311 will also protect him from ever having to worry about it? The point is to remove an irrelevant factor from those that appropriately address employment issues -- factors like performance, attendance, accomplishments and professionalism.

If this unfairness did not exist, there would be no need to have a law that prohibits it. It does exist, and therefore we need this law.

Joe McMullen

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