Noble's primary objective over the last decade has been the production and adoption of an equality bill or modification to existing civil rights laws equating LGBTQ citizens with other protected classes [REF].
Senator Jeff Merkley, the sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), has announced his intent to file a more comprehensive LGBTQ Nondiscrimination bill in the 114th Congress[REF][REF] which will subsume part of ENDA and provide broader protections for LGBTQ citizens [REF].