Conference president and mayor of Seattle Greg Nickels said, “The nation’s mayors are proud to take the lead in recognizing the importance of protecting all our citizens equally. It is now time for state legislatures and our federal government to enact the same protections for all our nation’s citizens.”
The resolution, titled Equality and Civil Rights for Gay and Lesbian Americans, also endorsed federal bills including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Uniting American Families Act, and the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
The resolution read that the conference of mayors “opposes the enshrinement of discrimination in the federal and state constitutions.”
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Nation's mayors support equality.
From The Advocate:The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution supporting marriage equality.
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