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Title: Jacksonville LGBT Rights Bill to Be Withdrawn
Post by: stephaniec on February 14, 2016, 10:06:19 PM
Post by: stephaniec on February 14, 2016, 10:06:19 PM
Jacksonville LGBT Rights Bill to Be Withdrawn
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/2/14/jacksonville-lgbt-rights-bill-be-withdrawn
The Advocate/By Trudy Ring February 14 2016 8:23 PM EST
"The Jacksonville, Fla., City Council member who had proposed an LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination ordinance is withdrawing the measure.
Councilman Tommy Hazouri's action, which he announced Saturday, effectively ends efforts to expand the city's human rights ordinance for now, The Florida Times-Union reports. His move comes after a series of public hearings that saw impassioned debate between supporters and opponents of the legislation."
http://www.advocate.com/politics/2016/2/14/jacksonville-lgbt-rights-bill-be-withdrawn
The Advocate/By Trudy Ring February 14 2016 8:23 PM EST
"The Jacksonville, Fla., City Council member who had proposed an LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination ordinance is withdrawing the measure.
Councilman Tommy Hazouri's action, which he announced Saturday, effectively ends efforts to expand the city's human rights ordinance for now, The Florida Times-Union reports. His move comes after a series of public hearings that saw impassioned debate between supporters and opponents of the legislation."
Title: Re: Jacksonville LGBT Rights Bill to Be Withdrawn
Post by: BeverlyAnn on February 14, 2016, 10:16:16 PM
Post by: BeverlyAnn on February 14, 2016, 10:16:16 PM
I lived in Jacksonville from 1969-1993 and 2001-2005. You have to remember even though it has Florida behind the city name, Jacksonville is still pretty much a redneck town in South Georgia.