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UT: Anti Discrimination Bill Killed

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Utah Anti Discrimination BillA bill to ban anti-LGBT discrimination in Utah was tabled by a state Senate committee Friday, ending its chances of passing this year.

After a 90-minute hearing before a capacity crowd, the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee voted 4-2 to table the bill, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Democratic senator Ben McAdams (pictured), its sponsor, expressed disappointment but said the hearing was a “huge milestone.” It marked the first time such a bill received a Senate hearing; Democrats have proposed similar measures four times previously.

Full Story from The Advocate

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Australia: New Victorian Government Trying to Weaken Protections for Gays, Single Parents

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

The true nature of the new Victorian Liberal Government is starting to emerge.

Last week the Victorian Attorney-General, Robert Clark, introduced legislation to substantially weaken protection against discrimination for single parents, defacto couples and members of Victoria’s gay and lesbian community.

The legislation, if passed, would repeal a carefully drafted provision of the Equal Opportunities Act 2010, enacted by the previous Labor Government. This provision prevents religious groups from discriminating in hiring staff on religious grounds, unless the organisation can identify how a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity affects their ability to meet the inherent requirements of the job.

Full Story from smh.com.au

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TN: Senate to Vote Thursday on Taking Away Nashville’s Anti Discrimination Law

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Mae BeaversThe Tennessee Senate on Thursday is scheduled to vote on a bill that would repeal Nashville’s newly-approved gay protections ordinance.

The measure sponsored by Republican Senator Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet was approved in the Senate State and Local Government Committee on Monday. House lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a companion bill last month.

Nashville narrowly approved last month a plan to extend the city’s gay protections to contractors, joining more than 100 communities across the nation. The city’s 2009 law bans employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (transgender protections).

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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KS: New Manhattan City Council May Welcome Discrimination Back to Town

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Manhattan city commissioners will vote on repealing an amendment to the city’s discrimination ordinance.

It was standing room only at Manhattan City Hall Tuesday night.

Before the meeting, a group of residents rallied across the street to fight for equal rights of for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.

Full Story from KTKA

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PA: Bethlehem City Council Moves Forward on Anti Discrimination Law

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Bethlehem Anti Discrimination LawA City Council committee on Thursday night recommended adoption of a law that would prohibit discrimination in workplaces and public facilities, while establishing a new Bethlehem Human Relations Commission to enforce it.

The law would extend protections to gays, lesbians and transgender persons, in addition to those already covered under the Pennsylvania Human Relations law, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, handicap or the need to use a guide or support animal.

A new Human Relations Commission would enable aggrieved city residents, employees or visitors an opportunity to have their complaints addressed in Bethlehem, as opposed to Harrisburg where a state panel convenes.

Full Story from Patch.com

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TN: House OK’s Bill to Strip Nashville’s Gay Protections

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

The state House of Representatives approved a bill that would reverse Metro’s new ordinance banning discrimination by city contractors against gay, lesbian and transgendered people.

House members voted 73-24 in favor of the Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act, which bars any city or county in the state from implementing anti-discrimination rules that go beyond the protections laid out by the state government.

The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Glen Casada, R-Franklin, said the act is needed to ensure businesses face uniform rules when they bid on government contracts.

Full Story from The Teneseean

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TN: Nashville Passes Gay Bias Ban for City Contractors

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Councilman Jamie Hollin

Councilman Jamie Hollin

Nashville made a significant move Tuesday to limit discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgendered people as Metro Council approved new rules for city contractors, joining more than 100 communities across the United States.

The council voted 21-15 — which was, despite appearances, the narrowest of margins — to require firms doing business with the city to promise not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Those companies will have to sign affidavits to that effect.

“The message it sends is that if you’re talented and willing to work, you’re welcome in Nashville, Tennessee,” said Chris Sanders of the Tennessee Equality Project.

Full Story from The tennessean

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WV: Coal Miner Urges Lawmakers to Pass Gay Protections Bill

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Sam HallSam Hall is urging West Virginia lawmakers to approve a measure that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Hall is the gay coal miner who is suing Massey Energy subsidiary Spartan Mining alleging widespread discrimination. In the suit, Hall claims he was subjected to verbal abuse and lewd gestures by his supervisors and other miners. The abuse dates back as far as 2003. In 2007, Hall’s December filing claims, co-workers attached a sign that read “I like little boys” to his car.

Hall, 28, will appear at a morning press conference organized by the gay rights group Fairness West Virginia outside the Senate chamber.

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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TN: Republican Files Bill to Block Local Non-Discrimination Ordinances

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Conservative state Rep. Glen Casada kept his promise and filed a bill Monday that would bar local governments from enacting their own nondiscrimination policies. Instead, Tennessee’s municipalities would have to rely on state policy, which mirrors the federal Civil Rights Act and does not include protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. (HB 331)

Casada vowed to bring the bill, which is sure to please his fellow big-government types, after Metro Council members Erica Gilmore, Jamie Hollin and Mike Jameson filed legislation last month that would require city government contractors to abide by Metro’s nondiscrimination policy, which includes GLBT protections but only extends to city workers.

From Woods’ story at the CP:

“It’s up to the local business to decide what they will and will not do,” Casada, R-College Grove, told The City Paper in January of his bill, which then was in the drafting stage. “The local government won’t be able to implement their morality on our local businesses.”

Full Story from The Nashville Scene

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MT: State Legislature May Try to Dismantle Missoula Anti Discrimination Ordinance

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Supporters of Missoula’s anti-discrimination ordinance are bracing for a possible attack from the Montana Legislature. A bill – still being drafted – could nullify the local law that protects people from being fired from jobs or kicked out of homes because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Missoula City Council members Stacy Rye and Dave Strohmaier said many people are watching to see if the draft emerges, and if it does, they stand ready to defend local control and fend off infringements on the ordinance.

“At that point, they should look for a fight on their hands,” Strohmaier said Thursday. Said Rye: “We spent a lot of time on that in Missoula. A lot of people in Missoula love that ordinance.”

Full Story from The Missoulan

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