Royal Oak (Mich.) voters uphold LGBT ordinance

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Voters in Royal Oak approved by a wide margin a local ordinance that protects people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Royal Oak is the 30th Michigan community to adopt an LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance. And gay rights supporters say that should put pressure on politicians at the state Capitol to do the same.

“I think as more non-discrimination policies are passed at the local level, that it does make quite the statement that are legislators are not doing the job that our citizens are expected of them,” said Emily Dievendorf of Equality Michigan. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://michiganradio.org/post/royal-oak-voters-uphold-lgbt-ordinance

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