Missoula City Council Adopts Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

Christian Hauser (4/13/2010)

http://www.keci.com/Missoula-City-Council-Adopts-Anti-Discrimination-O/6791257

The council adopted it by a 10-2 margin.  Click here to read the Ordinance.

Missoula will be the first town in Montana to say no to discrimination against trans-gender people or people with gender identity issues.  It took the city council well over four hours of public comment and heated debate to vote to approve an ordinance against discrimination.  Many in the crowd stood to show their support for passage of the ordinance.  Co-sponsor Dave Strohmaier said he couldn't be happier.
"I think this is something we can definitely take pride in as the city of Missoula."

Strohmaier thinks Missoula is leading the way for other cities across Montana.  Adding "We're making a strong statement that you cannot discriminate against someone based on their sexual orientation."

also http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_413f00c2-46d1-11df-9b94-001cc4c03286.html

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Missoula City Council approves non-discrimination ordinance
by: Pam Spaulding
Tue Apr 13, 2010 at 07:09:59 AM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/15815/missoula-city-council-approves-nondiscrimination-ordinance

Good job, Missoula; it was a marathon session of testimony, but it passed.

    In the wee hours Tuesday morning, the Missoula City Council adopted the first equality ordinance in Montana that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Missoula, MT City Council Passes Non-Discrimination Ordinance 10-2 After Seven Hour Meeting

http://www.towleroad.com/2010/04/missoula-mt-city-council-passes-nondiscrimination-ordinance-102-after-seven-hour-meeting.html

This is a big deal for Montana.

After weeks of contentious debate which saw the formation of groups dedicated to promoting ugly falsehoods regarding transgender people and public bathroom usage (notmybathroom.com) and other groups working to correct those distortions (flushthefear.com), Missoula, Montana last night (early this morning) passed the state's first anti-discrimination ordinance offering protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Montana City OKs GLBT Protections
by Kilian Melloy
Tuesday Apr 13, 20

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=104523

Montana's second-largest city has approved an ordinance that bans discrimination based on real or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. The ordinance applies to the housing market and also protects GLBTs from workplace discrimination.

The measure was approved by the city council 10-2, reported local newspaper The Missoulian on April 13.

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Mayor Engen to sign anti-discrimination law today

By KEILA SZPALLER of the Missoulian | Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:15 am

http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_edf91598-4783-11df-a5cd-001cc4c002e0.html

Missoula Mayor John Engen plans to sign the city's new equality ordinance, likely on Wednesday.

It will go into effect 30 days after adoption, typical for city ordinances, but that won't be the end of the effort to ban discrimination in Montana for people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender.

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Missoula City Council makes history in adopting non-discrimination law

By KEILA SZPALLER of the Missoulian | Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 6:30 am

http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_413f00c2-46d1-11df-9b94-001cc4c03286.html

Breaking ground in Montana, the Missoula City Council on Tuesday adopted the first equality ordinance in the state that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

"Most of us can't remember civil rights in action," said Councilwoman Stacy Rye, an ordinance sponsor, during the wee hours of the morning. "This is it for us. This is our lifetimes."