Antidiscrimination Repeal Fails in Gainesville
Advocate.com
March 24 2009
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Gainesville, Fla.'s Amendment 1 -- which, if passed, would have repealed a number of antidiscrimination protections for LGBT residents in the college town -- failed at the polls Tuesday. With the majority of precincts reporting, results have the amendment failing with 61% voting no and 39% voting yes.
The repeal movement began last year after the city commission revised the antidiscrimination law to include protections for transgender people in employment, housing, and public accommodations -- including restrooms.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Gainesville, FL Residents Defeat Anti GLBT Amendment 1
Posted by Monica Roberts at 2:23 AM
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The good citizens of Gainesville, FL saw through the lies and deceptions of the Forces of Intolerance and voted down Amendment 1 yesterday, which would have amended the city charter to eliminate civil rights protections based on sexual preference and gender identity.
With all but one of 34 precincts reporting, 11,717 peeps, or 58.32 percent of voters rejected the amendment. Voting for the amendment were 8,375 people, or 41.68 percent. Translation: the protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals stay in the city charter.