Deleware Gay rights bill heads to full state Senate
The state Senate next week will debate a bill adding sexual orientation to Delaware’s anti-discrimination laws.
Newark-area Democrat David Sokola says he’s grateful Senate leaders let him offer his own version of the bill.
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During the past 10 years, similar bills have reached the Senate only to die in committee or as the result of a so-called “desk-drawer veto”, but Senate Insurance Committee members Wednesday voted 5-0 to send Sokola’s measure, which has the support of Governor Markell and key House leaders, to the full Senate.
Sokola says he expects spirited opposition from the bill’s opponents, but is confident the measure will pass. See Gay rights bill heads to full state Senate
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Bid to repeal a Florida gay rights bill heads to voters
(Gainesville, Florida) Gainesville voters will go to the polls Tuesday in an election that could see repeal of civil rights protections for the city’s LGBT population.
Gainesville has protected gays and lesbians in employment and housing for a decade, but a socially conservative group balked when city council added gender identity …
