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03/07/2006
'Sin, sin, nasty' to become more infrequent attack in Cincinnati?
Today in Cincinnati, David Crowley (pic.) and three fellow City Council members will introduce a measure that, if adopted, would amend the city's human rights ordinance to protect citizens from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. But of course whenever there's a gay equality-encouraging measure introduced, there's a 'mo foe waiting to challenge the attempt. In Cincinnati, that man is Phil Burress of the so-called "Citizens for Community Values, who tells the city's News 5:
"We believe that if indeed they insert sexual orientation, that's just setting the city back," he said. "We're back to where we were 10 years ago with divisiveness."
Because, of course, nothing says DIVISIVE like preventing employers, landlords, and other decision makers from denying one something on the basis of their "fruitiness." You take away the citizens' ability to show anti-gay bias, and you've got yourself an instantaneous schism. Sure, they may not use their ability to show prejudice towards the 'mosexuals on a routine basis, but just knowing if/when they choose this utilize this disrespectful speech, the repercussions are unlikely to be severely punished, is the glue that holds the city together. [writer rolls eyes and shakes head so ferociously, they are both in danger of coming detached from the rest of his body.]
Burress indicates that if the council is successful, his group would gather petition signatures to put the matter to voters. If his group is successful, we're indicating that we'd gather our signature wit and fervent belief in anti-discrimination and put Burress & company's 'mo antipathy into perspective.
Sexual Orientation May Be Added To City's Anti-Discrimination Law [ChannelCincinnati.com]
Gay bias measure presented today [The Enquirer]
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