Saturday, July 10, 2010

Taylorsville, Utah To Discuss TBLG Protective Law

Four Utah cities and two Utah counties have passed laws to protect TBLG people from housing and employment discrimination. Taylorsville, Utah maybe on the verge of joining them.

Equality Utah hopes to expand that list of six Utah counties and cities that have anti-discrimination ordinances to 10 by the end of 2010.

The Taylorsville City Council plans to discuss a possible anti-discrimination ordinance next week. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Park City, Logan, West Valley City and Summit County have passed such measures to protect gay and transgender residents from .

The topic is on Taylorsville's agenda at a City Council work meeting Wednesday at 6 PM MDT at City Hall, 2600 W. Taylorsville Blvd. (5300 South). The informal meeting does not have scheduled time for public comments.

But if you live in the area, you may wish to have a friendly chat with your council rep.

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