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Title: The Fight for Equality in Gainesville, FL
Post by: Shana A on September 14, 2008, 02:13:40 PM
The Fight for Equality in Gainesville, FL
Filed by: Waymon Hudson
September 14, 2008 3:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/the_fight_for_equality_in_gainesville_fl.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/the_fight_for_equality_in_gainesville_fl.php)

The group fighting the repeal of protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender residents in Gainesville, Florida has taken their cause to the web! Equality is Gainesville's Business has launched a website: http://equalitygainesville.com.

Our readers have been following this case since we first posted about it here on Bilerico. In January, commissioners voted to include the phrase "gender identity" in the anti-discrimination ordinance that guarantees equal access to housing, employment, public accommodation and credit. The rightwing group, Citizens for Good Public Policy, then launched a disturbing campaign to repeal the protection clause in Gainesville, Florida.