The Civil Service Decides that Gays are Fit for Public Service
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, Sexuality, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: July 3, 1975
Article abstract: The United States Civil Service Commission issued new guidelines which stated that persons cannot be disqualified from federal employment “solely on the basis of homosexual conduct”.
Summary of Event
Section 3301 of Title V of the United States Code provides the basic standard for regulating federal employment. The section states that the president may prescribe such regulations for the admission of individuals into the civil service as “will best promote the efficiency of that service.” The section also provides that the...
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