Greg Abbott says San Antonio shouldn’t pass ordinance protecting gays
GOP governor’s candidate Greg Abbott is panning a proposed ordinance that would prohibit discriminating against gay and transgender people.
Abbott joins the three Republican candidates vying to replace him as attorney general in opposing the ordinance, which prohibits discrimination against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Those two categories would be added to a list of groups protected by city code.
The ordinance mirrors language already adopted in five other large Texas cities, including Dallas. AG candidates Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman, Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas and Sen. Ken Paxton of Plano all have come out against the ordinance.
That chorus was joined by Abbott on Monday, who said it would impinge on religious freedoms. He also suggested it would run afoul of the Texas Constitution, which was amended in 2005 to define marriage as between a man and a woman.
More at http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/greg-abbott-says-san-antonio-shouldnt-pass-ordinance-protecting-gays.html/ .
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