Today, President Obama’s Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination goes into effect. It prohibits companies who do business with the government from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. As a result of this Executive Order, we’ve estimated that 1.5 million Americans will be protected in the workplace—and judged by the quality of their work, not who they are or whom they love.

Join a conversation on the steps the President has taken to expand opportunity for the LGBT community. Right now, you can ask your questions here on the White House Tumblr, and officials from across the Obama Administration will answer a bunch throughout the day on Friday.

This week, President Obama signed an Executive Order that prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

On Friday, join a conversation on the new Executive Order and steps the President has taken to expand opportunity for the LGBT community. Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, will host for a Tumblr Q&A this Friday, July 25 at 1pm ET.

Right now, you can ask your questions here on the White House Tumblr, and Valerie Jarrett will answer a bunch on Friday, July 25 at 1pm ET.