DeKalb passes gender Id law
by Karen Hawkins
2000-09-27
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=28828With little dissent Monday, Sept. 25, DeKalb became the second city in Illinois to provide protections for transgendered people in its human-rights ordinance.
"I don't think anyone was surprised last night," said Norden Gilbert, chair of DeKalb's Human Relations Commission. "There was a lot of relief."
The 6-0 vote caps an effort that began behind the scenes two years ago after the city added sexual orientation to the ordinance.
