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Rep. McGregor unveils bill to protect gay rights in housing, employment
State Rep. Ross McGregor, R-Springfield, Tuesday joined forces with Rep. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, to introduce legislation that would ban discrimination in housing and employment based on sexual orientation and gender identify.
House Bill 335 is identical to legislation the House, then controlled by Democrats, approved in the last General Assembly, House Bill 176.
That bill died in the Senate, controlled then as now by the Republicans.
“I did it because it was the right thing to do,” McGregor said before a press conference outside the Statehouse. He also said the legislation would spur economic development by showing Ohio is open to talented workers of all background.
Antonio and McGregor are joint sponsors of the bill.
It bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The House is now controlled by Republicans and most Republicans opposed the bill the last time. McGregor said getting the bill passed would not be a “walk in the park” but that it wasn’t the last time.
House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, said he had not reviewed the bill.
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By D. Carter
September 28, 2011 6:09 PM | Link to this
I absolutely agree with Mr. Harvey. When will our government stop trying to FORCE policies on American citizens thru “discrimination” laws? I should, as a FREE American, be allowed to rent my property to whom I want and hire whom I want. Where are my rights? Furthermore, if the military draft ever starts again, every Christian should claim religious objections to serving with homosexuals.
By Emergency Room Doctor
September 28, 2011 11:12 AM | Link to this
I agree with Mr. Harvey. And I hope that I have the opportunity to individually dicriminate against him and refuse him medical attention if he should ever ends up in my ER. I want to maintain the right to believe that his dicriminatory ignorance is a sin and his narrow-minded and non-tolerant existence a blemish on our society.
By James Harvey
September 28, 2011 12:27 AM | Link to this
I don’t support this bill and I maintain the right to discriminate as an individual! I don’t hate gays but maintain the right to believe their life style is a sin and a blemish on our society. When we give up our personal rights to think as individuals we give up our roots and the truth our parents raised us on!