House Speaker John Boehner: Gays don’t face any discrimination in the workplace

House Speaker John Boehner addressed the issue of bringing ENDA to a vote in the House today.   Clearly the man is misinformed about LGBT employment rights:

“I am opposed to discrimination of any kind in the work place and any place else.

“But I think this legislation that I’ve dealt with as chairman of the Educational Workforce Committee long before I was back into leadership, is unnecessary and would provide a basis for frivolous lawsuits.

“People are already protected in the work place. So I am, I’m opposed to continuing this.

“Listen, I understand people have different opinions on this issue and I respect those opinions but it is someone who worked in this employment law area for all of my years in the statehouse and all of my years here, I see no basis or no need for this.”