No details given on timing or scope of planned directive
Advocates say a broad exemption different from other categories would be unacceptable
Directive one of the last remaining initiatives sought by LGBT advocates
Spokesman says directives 'aren't necessarily overlapping' with legislation
Sign the executive order barring bias among federal contractors
Advocates renew call for order barring anti-LGBT bias among fed'l contractors
LGBT advocates pounce on notion that directive unnecessary if law enacted
Speculation mounts that president will act after Biden address
White House insists legislation 'would have the greatest benefit' for LGBT workers
Dem leaders, zero Republicans, call for executive order
