FL: County Preparing to Vote on Anti Discrimination Measure for Gays, Lesbians

A proposal to change Leon County's charter to add anti-discrimination protection for gays and lesbians moved forward Thursday. The county's charter-review committee, which voted 10-3 in favor of the proposal, is expected to vote Feb. 11 on whether to move it on to public hearings and a vote by county commissioners. If approved, it would go to voters later this year.

Members of the committee debated whether the protections should take the form of a charter amendment or an ordinance. Some people in the gay community are concerned that if the measure goes to voters, it might not pass.

Ralph Mason, a member of the charter-review committee, proposed the amendment during a previous meeting. But he asked Thursday that it be taken up instead by the county's human-relations advisory committee, which has been studying the issue.

Full Story from Tallahassee.com
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