Orlando Unanimously Adds Transgender Protections
By David Vandygriff
Only moments ago the Orlando City Council updated its HRO to include transgender protections. The past HRO for Orlando included sexual orientation but not transgender protections.
Orlando was among the first cities in Florida to protect gay people from discrimination, but many others followed. Cities and counties that added that protection more recently, including Orange County in 2010, also included transgender people — someone born a man who identifies as a woman, or vice versa.
The city of Orlando has recently taken several steps to support the LGBT community. The city filed a court document supporting legalizing gay marriage and now is poised to better protect its transgender employees.
"I think it's appropriate as we continue to try to promote diversity, fairness and equality in Orlando," Mayor Buddy Dyer said. "The cities that are going to be successful are the ones that are able to attract the young, smart entrepreneurs, the people who do startup companies and high-tech. And they want to live in socially progressive cities."
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