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Fate of anti-bias vote in council uncertain
http://www.omaha.com/article/20120312/NEWS01/703129904#poll-plenty-of-support-for-anti-bias-ordinances
By Juan Perez Jr.
The Omaha City Council member leading an effort to add legal protections for gay and transgender residents said he can't anticipate how Tuesday's vote will turn out.
“I'm not sure where it's going to go,” Councilman Ben Gray said Monday, the eve of the biggest City Council vote so far this year.
Gray's proposed amendments to city anti-discrimination ordinances would allow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents to file complaints with Omaha's Human Rights and Relations Department if they believed they were fired because of their sexual orientation, suffered other workplace discrimination or were refused service at restaurants, hotels or other places that serve the public.
Gray's proposed language includes an exemption for religious organizations.
FULL story at link.
