Posted on 11/10/2009 11:05:30 PM PST by fwdude
By MIKE LEE
mikelee@star-telegram.com
FORT WORTH — The City Council voted 6-3 late Tuesday to expand its anti-discrimination ordinance to include transgender people, capping a marathon debate over a series of gay-rights proposals that were forwarded after a controversial inspection of a gay bar.
A majority of council members spoke in favor of the proposal when it was introduced last week.
The inspection at the Rainbow Lounge in June left a man injured and sparked protests in the city.
Fort Worth officials appointed a task force to recommend ways to mend fences with the gay community shortly afterward.
The vote dealt only with one facet of the proposals: expanding the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance to include transgender people. The ordinance already prevented discrimination based on race, sex, religion or sexual orientation.
A lot of the debate, though, centered on broader proposals, some of which the council has already tacitly approved. City staffers will be trained on dealing with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and the Police Department has appointed a liaison to the community.
Other recommendations will require further study, including offering domestic-partner benefits and expanding the city health insurance plan to cover gender reassignment procedures, including sex changes.
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Even though the councilman for my district voted against it, it was sickening how those who did vote against it displayed abject grovelling obeisance before the homo-activist force (about 2/3 of the chamber) in their apologetic, "let's wait" vote. Councilman Zimmerman, a freshman councilman in an otherwise conservative district, said he would vote yes and "let's see if it's a mistake." (????????) Absolutely appalling and sad how the homo-activists have bullied this city government.
So when do they vote for the Toll of Boys?
Breaks my heart...Cow Town can’t tell the difference between a heifer, a steer or bull.
They have a secret weapon somewhere. This is unbelievable. We have got to find out how they're doing it.
I’m convince that the homo-activist have dirt on several of the council members, really dirty dirt. Mayor Moncrief was his usual pompous self sermonizing about how the council worked together to reach this “difficult” decision. It’s time to change councilmen, and I’ll be working hard to do it.
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