[transgendernews] [News] [CO,USA] Colorado Legislature Passes Non-Discrimination Bill
Autumn Sandeen
Colorado Legislature Passes Non-Discrimination Bill
05.07.07
Gay Wired
http://www.gaywired.com/article.cfm?section=70&id=14492
Members of the Colorado Senate voted to pass a bill prohibiting
employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and
gender identity last week. This legislation, which previously passed
the Colorado House, now goes to Gov. Bill Ritter's desk.
Assuming the bill is signed into law, Colorado will become the 20th
U.S. state to ban workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and the 12th to ban discrimination on the basis of
gender identity.
"Legislators in Colorado have taken historic action to advance the
cause of equality for all Coloradans. Once this bill is signed into
law, Colorado will be a freer and fairer place for its lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender residents," Human Rights Campaign President
Joe Solmonese said in a release. "We applaud the many legislators
who voted for fairness and equality, and we congratulate Senator Jen
Veiga, who has fought for more than a decade to pass this
legislation. We also thank Michael Brewer of Equal Rights Colorado
for his hard work, as well as all the HRC members in Colorado who
gave their efforts toward passing this important legislation."
Brewer, a spokesperson for Equal Rights Colorado, added: "We are
very proud and pleased in Colorado that after a decade of hard work,
patience and education, we join the ranks of states which give basic
employment rights to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
We are very proud of the hard work Senator Jen Veiga has done to
pass this bill, and we are thrilled to finally bring this to
conclusion."
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