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Nebraska woman rails against gays during public hearing
LINCOLN, Neb. — Video surfaced Friday of Lincoln, Neb., resident Jane Skrovota and her graphic anti-gay diatribe, which she delivered during a public hearing before the Lincoln city council earlier this week on a proposed ordinance to ban discrimination against gays and transgender citizens in employment, housing and public accommodations.
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Lincoln, Neb., moves forward with proposed expansion of city’s civil rights ordinance
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Lincoln, Neb., city council has indicated will continue its efforts to pass an expansion of the city’s civil rights ordinance to cover gay and transgender people, despite an opinion by the state’s Attorney General Jon Bruning, that the council does not have that power.
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Lincoln, Neb., lawmakers support Fairness Ordinance for LGBT citizens
LINCOLN, Neb. — City council member Carl Eskridge on Monday introduced the Lincoln, Neb., “Fairness Ordinance,” a measure that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the city’s non-discrimination law.
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Nebraska’s capital city to consider LGBT fairness ordinance
LINCOLN, Neb. — The city council in Lincoln, Neb., is expected to consider a “fairness ordinance” that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the city’s non-discrimination law.
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Nebraska football coach under fire for opposing non-discrimination ordinance
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s only openly gay elected official is calling for the termination of University of Nebraska assistant football coach Ron Brown after he testified against Omaha’s proposed ordinance to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Omaha mayor signs employment non-discrimination ordinance
OMAHA, Neb. — Mayor Jim Suttle on Friday signed the “Equal Omaha” ordinance, a measure that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Omaha city council approves workplace non-discrimination ordinance
OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha city council on Tuesday approved a controversial non-discrimination ordinance that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Proposed Nebraska ban on local LGBT rights ordinances not likely to advance
A Nebraska Senate panel on Wednesday heard testimony on a bill that would prohibit the state’s counties and cities from enforcing their own anti-discrimination laws. Critics of the bill say it is simply an attempt to prevent Omaha, Lincoln, and other municipalities from passing ordinances that would protect LGBTQ people.
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Nebraska teenage politico responsible for gay marriage initiative
One year after filing the initiative petition to end the same-sex marriage prohibition in the state of Nebraska, Chris Dyer, 18, is more dedicated than ever in reaching the required 112,877 signatures to place the Constitutional amendment repeal onto the 2012 ballot.
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Omaha city council rejects LGBT discrimination ordinance
OMAHA, Neb. — The city council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to give LGBT citizens new protections against discrimination. After hours of testimony and debate, the ordinance failed on a 3-3 vote.