A quote from this article about Ohio anti-discrimination rules that will protect workers from discrimination not only on sexual orientation, but also gender identity:

It seems hard to imagine that there won’t be some people in the state who are incredibly upset by the notion that people will be being judged simply on the basis of their merit and their workplace performance…”

Judging workers strictly on the basis of their workplace performance…. what a concept.

But kudos to Attorney General Marc Dann, who gets it:

Frankly, I don’t think we should discriminate against anybody against anything related to their sexuality or gender identification in the broadest sense that you can apply it … I just want the best lawyers, best victim advocates … the best investigators in the world. I don’t care, frankly, as long as they do their jobs well.