Cleveland, Ohio: Trans Civil Rights Protections Win Unanimous Passage

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Cleveland, Ohio: Trans Civil Rights Protections Win Unanimous Passage
by: Autumn Sandeen
Tue Dec 01, 2009 at 01:04:03 AM EST

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/14307/cleveland-ohio-trans-civil-rights-protections-win-unanimous-passage

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported earlier tonight in their piece Cleveland City Council expected to pass transgender rights ordinance tonight:

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A push to outlaw transgender discrimination is likely to pass at tonight's City Council meeting.

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Well, Spangle Magazine is reporting that the council vote was unanimous:

    On a night when the soaring Glenville High School football team generated a more raucous discussion than significant civil-rights legislation, Cleveland City Council voted unanimously to extend the existing nondiscrimination ordinance to transgender people.