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Houston Passes Wide-Reaching Non-Discrimination Ordinance
by David Badash on May 28, 2014
The Houston city council this evening passed an historic non-discrimination ordinance that bans discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or pregnancy. Houston, a city of more than 2.1 million people and Americas fourth-largest, had been the only major U.S. city without a non-discrimination ordinance. The vote was 11-6.
City council members, led by Mayor Annise Parker (above), heard testimony from over 200 citizens supporting and opposed to the legislation, for more than ten hours. The vast majority who testified today were in support of the ordinance.
Supporters, many wearing red, called the ordinance #HERO, for Houston Equal Rights ordinance.
Opponents, mostly religious, like Pastor Ed Young, earlier had claimed the ordinance discriminates against people, like you and me, who want to live by our own personal convictions.
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Paladin
(28,264 posts)If Ed Young is against it, you can pretty much bet it's worthwhile.
saltpoint
(50,986 posts)in Houston.
And now they got some real good news to go with it.
Pastor Ed Young can take a jump in the canal.
tammywammy
(26,582 posts)Gothmog
(145,321 posts)This is great news