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Title: Big Web Companies Back Antidiscrimination Bill in Utah
Post by: SandraJane on January 29, 2012, 02:10:34 PM
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Big Web Companies Back Antidiscrimination Bill in Utah


By Lucas Grindley | Posted on Advocate.com January 27, 2012 05:27:16 PM ET

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/01/27/Big_Web_Companies_Back_AntiDiscrimination_Bill_in_Utah/ (http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/01/27/Big_Web_Companies_Back_AntiDiscrimination_Bill_in_Utah/)

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Big Utah businesses including Ancestry.com, eBay, and 1-800-Contacts called on state lawmakers Thursday to pass an antidiscrimination law that prevents employers from firing anyone just because they are gay.

They say the lack of guaranteed protection from discrimination creates the perception among potential LGBT employees that they aren't safe or welcomed in Utah, according to news reports from a forum held at the state capitol.