Gregory Korte

USA TODAY

WASHINGTON — President Obama is scheduled to sign an executive order Monday banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity by federal contractors.

Obama's executive order will not include a religious-based exception other than one already in place for religious organizations. That's become a flash point after the Supreme Court decided in the Hobby Lobby case last month that closely held companies with religious objections cannot be forced to provide coverage for certain contraception or abortion-inducing drugs.

Broader legislation banning employment discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals has passed the Senate, but the House of Representatives has not acted on it.

Later Monday morning, Obama will hold a town hall at Walker Jones Education Center in Washington, D.C., about his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. Obama launched the program in February as a way of attacking "persistent opportunity gaps" by young black and Hispanic men. Obama will announce the support of former basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Deloitte CEO Joe Echevarria for the effort.

Monday afternoon, Obama will award the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts for his courage during combat at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, near Wanat village in Kunar province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2008.

Tuesday, Obama will leave for a three-day West Coast fundraising trip to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. He'll also give a speech on job training while in Los Angeles on Thursday.

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