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'Rumblings' of Super Bowl Boycott After Houston Equal Rights Measure Rejected
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rumblings-super-bowl-boycott-houston-equal-rights-measure/story?id=34966488Houston, we have a problem.
That's the message supporters of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) are sending after voters rejected the measure Tuesday by a margin of 61 percent to 39 percent.
The controversial measure would have established nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people in the city, among other groups.
"I fear that this will have stained Houston's reputation as a tolerant, welcoming, global city," Houston Mayor Annise Parker said at an election night watch part in downtown Houston. "I absolutely fear that there will be a direct economic backlash as a result of this ordinance going into defeat and that's sad for Houston."
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