Residents want anti-discrimination law in Grand Forks (North Dakota)
The recent defeat of a bill to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation statewide has some Grand Forks residents headed to Tuesday’s City Council meeting looking for a similar local law.
“We wanted to start the movement in Grand Forks as soon as it ended in Bismarck,” said UND law student Tim Heise, 33.
He and other members of One ND, a group fighting against discrimination, will ask the council to pass a law like Senate Bill 2252, which was aimed at employers, landlords, hotels, banks, and local and state government agencies.
Heise, a Republican and father of four, said he is inspired by his gay aunt, who faced discrimination during her time in the military.
fulll: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/256779/
I've got family in Grand Forks, and I think this is good news coming out of the usually socially conservative heartland.
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