Anchorage Assembly passes anti-discrimination measure 9 to 2

Mobilized by a coalition of faith groups, opponents of the measure wore red.
Just before midnight Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly voted to extent full legal protections to residents on the basis of sexual orientation and gender–the first such ordinance in the state of Alaska.
After extending discussion on 17 proposed amendments, the body voted overwhelmingly to amend the city’s rules on discrimination. Many see it as simply a modest update to laws already on the books.
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