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Vice President, Joe Biden, long time supporter of same-sex marriage, said anti-gay laws are “close to barbaric” at a gala on Saturday. Adding that the absence of workplace protections for gays and lesbians was downright cruel.

“My grandkids, my children, and their kids and going to be shocked – it shocks the conscience – that an employer can fire you just because of who you are or who you love. It’s close to barbaric,” he said.

“Imagine 20 years from now as America looked back and say ‘How in the hell can that ever been allowed?’ The country’s moved on, the American people have moved on.”

He also said that it was time for Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act — known as ENDA — which would bar employers with 15 or more workers from using a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity as the basis for making employment decisions, including hiring, firing, compensation or promotion. Religious institutions and the military would be exempted.