Atlantic Beach HRO Update
By David Vandygriff
Last evening the final workshop for the HRO in Atlantic Beach was conducted. Without any unforeseen interference the final vote on the HRO in Atlantic Beach to include protections for LGBT, should take place on August 11, 2014 at 6:30pm.
The significance of the is a huge step forward in Equality for North Florida. This will be an historical day as the first HRO LGBT Protections in North Florida.
We commend the Atlantic Beach Mayor. "It's an ordinance which makes it a law. And all ordinances require 2 readings and 2 votes by the commission before they can become enacted," said Mayor Carolyn Woods.
Commissioner Maria Mark said the ordinance is needed because LGBT residents are discriminated against although it might not be done in overt ways.
It’s the commission’s “duty and responsibility to see if we can create a fair and equitable lifestyle for everybody in our community,” said Woods.
“I know there are a lot of people in this community straight, gay and otherwise, that are very much in favor of us working out a solution. It is a big deal,” Woods said.
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