The Milwaukee County Board approved a measure that would protect sexual orientation and gender identity from discrimination in Milwaukee County. Although the measure is a good move, protecting people from being fired or discriminated against based on their sexual orientation or gender idea. The problem is in the details of the measure.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -
Supervisor Deanna Alexander
said while she backs the discrimination protection, she wanted to
ensure that it would not be used by male pedophiles or sex criminals
cross-dressing as a way to get inside women's public restrooms.
"I want to be
very inclusive of the LGBT community," but she doesn't want the
protection to be used by someone to commit a crime, she said.
An amendment
by Alexander aimed at making that exception was voted down and drew
denunciations from County Board Chairwoman Marina Dimitrijevic, the
author of the anti-discrimination proposal, and other supervisors.
Dimitrijevic
told Alexander that bringing up pedophiles was offensive in this
context. Alexander then sought to have Dimitrijevic stand aside as
chairwoman during debate on measure, but Dimitrijevic refused.
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