Ordinances and Statutes

Michigan elections board approves formatting of LGBT rights petition

The Fair Michigan ballot committee now must gather roughly 315,000 valid voter signatures by summer to put the initiative on the November statewide ballot.

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Midway becomes 8th Kentucky city to adopt LGBT Fairness ordinance

Midway has become the eighth Kentucky city to adopt an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Leesburg, Fla., city commissioners pass law banning bias based on sexual orientation

Leesburg city commissioners have passed a law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation after two contentious public hearings this month that divided the commission and members of the public.

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Arkansas town votes on LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance

Eureka Springs voters are casting ballots Tuesday on whether to keep the expanded LGBT anti-discrimination protections adopted in February by the city council.

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Springfield, Mo., voters repeal LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance

With more than 97 percent of the votes tallied, 51.4 percent of voters opted to repeal the ordinance, while 48.5 percent voted to retain the measure.

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Springfield, Mo., to vote on measure to repeal LGBT non-discrimination ordinance

Opponents of a recently passed LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance in Missouri's third largest city are asking voters to repeal the law on April 7.

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Southfield, Mich., city council passes LGBT‑inclusive human rights ordinance

Officials in the Detroit suburb have passed an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Texas lawmakers plan legislation to void LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination laws

The proposed measure would nullify existing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances in cities that are home to roughly 7.5 million Texans, more than one-quarter of the state’s population.

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Greensboro to vote on LGBT-inclusive housing, other protections

The proposed changes in Greensboro include adding sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression to a list of enumerated categories in three ordinances — fair housing, city employment and city services.

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Charlotte, N.C. to consider LGBT protections in public accommodations

Though some council members had concerns about the proposal, they unanimously voted for the city attorney’s office to study the issue and how an expanded ordinance might be implemented.

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