In Indiana, the battle over a proposal to ban discrimination against gays in the workplace and the housing market in Marion County is quietly heating up, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Gay rights activists have invited individual City-County Council members to meet with small groups of LGBT people in the home of the proposal's sponsor, Jackie Nytes. Conservative Christian groups have again stepped up an e-mail campaign to deluge council members with messages in opposition. Last spring, that method convinced many council members that their constituents were against making a change.
A proposal to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity failed in an 18-11 City-County Council vote in April that crossed party lines. Current statutes protect all workers from discrimination based on race, religion, age and several other factors. The anti-discrimination ordinance would protect gay and transgender people from being fired or denied housing because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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