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Transgender People Ejected in Jacksonville
Filed By Mercedes Allen | August 12, 2012 11:30 AM
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In July, I wrote about human rights legislation in general, and the struggle to pass an ordinance in Jacksonville, Florida. That ordinance was moved through two committees and is expected to be voted on in the coming week. bigstock-Kicked-Out-The-Door-8708509.jpgAs some have expected, transsexual and transgender people were bartered away when "gender identity or expression" was dropped from the bill.
Councilman Warren Jones, the bill's author, said the phrase was too vague for some council members. Opponents said it could lead to protecting cross dressing and unprofessional attire, such as unusual hair colors.
Part of what has added to the difficulty in passing the ordinance was the way messaging was exploited over Chick-Fil-A, to conflate a boycott with "censoring free speech."