Monday, November 02, 2009
Crunch Time For One Kalamazoo Team
Posted by Monica Roberts at 11:00 AM

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/11/crunch-time-for-one-kalamazoo-team.html

It's crunch time for the One Kalamazoo team fighting to keep Ordinance 1856 on the books.

For those of you who were unaware of it thanks to the almost nonstop coverage in much of the GL press and Gayosphere of marriage initiatives and votes, the Kalamazoo, MI city commissioners unanimously passed on June 29 Ordinance 1856.

It would make it a city infraction punishable by up to a $500 fine to discriminate against people because of their sexual preferences or gender identification in housing, employment or access to public accommodations.

I keep going back to Harvey Milk's quote (paraphrased), "If everyone comes out, we win", sending the message that if they know us, they won't vote against us.

This is all about ignorance and that ignorance fueling fires of hatred.

Julie