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It’s again legal to fire, deny housing and refuse service to LGBT people in Fayetteville
Voters in Fayetteville, Ark., have repealed a controversial LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance approved by the city council in August.
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Plano, Texas, city council adds LGBT protections to equal rights ordinance
The Plano, Texas, city council has approved an amendment to the city’s equal rights ordinance to include protections for LGBT residents.
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Kentucky town holds public forum over proposed gay rights ordinance
Residents of Murray, Kentucky are voicing their opinions on whether a gay rights ordinance should be adopted.
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Toledo city council expands hate crimes ordinance to include gender identity
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s hate crime statute to protect transgender individuals. The Toledo Blade reports the council voted 12-0 to add gender identity to the city ordinance in the wake of a brutal beating and robbery last month of a transgender woman.
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Miami-Dade County set to vote on transgender rights ordinance
MIAMI — The Miami-Dade County Commission is set to vote on an ordinance that would ban discrimination against transgender men and women. The commission is expected to vote Tuesday on the measure that would expand the county’s law that prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations…
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Charlotte to consider adding protections for LGBT community
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte, N.C., city council will move forward with further considerations on LGBT-inclusive protections in public accommodations and other city ordinances after hearing a proposal on Monday evening.
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Cleveland city council mulls changing gender identity ordinance
CLEVELAND — Jacob Nash remembers being forced to use the women’s room at City Hall in 2009 when he was part of a coalition of LGBT groups working with City Council on passing anti-discrimination laws. The resulting ordinance outlawed housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but a last-minute provision …
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Court dismisses lawsuit over nullified Nashville non-discrimination law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Haslam over a state law that nullified Nashville’s nondiscrimination ordinance in 2011, saying the plaintiffs weren’t injured by the law.
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Super Bowl 2015 host city to consider LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The city of Glendale, Ariz., could become the fifth Arizona city to pass an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance under a proposal from a local city councilman. The west Phoenix suburb is home to the Arizona Cardinals and will host Super Bowl XLIX on Feb.1.
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Lewiston becomes 9th Idaho city to approve LGBT protections
LEWISTON, Idaho — Officials in the north-central Idaho city of Lewiston have passed an ordinance banning discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodation based on sexual orientation or gender identity.