Human rights law passed- Gays, lesbians get protection

Cincinnati Post ^ | April 30, 2003 | Mike Rutledge

[new cruelty]

Covington city commissioners Tuesday unanimously supported a new human rights ordinance which extends protections to gays and lesbians. "I guess the basic question that needs to be asked is should we allow discrimination in this community?" said Commissioner Jerry Bamberger. "The answer is no."

The new law, which Mayor Butch Callery hopes will be a model for cities across the country, will take effect in about a week.

"Some day, I think the entire nation will one day wake up and realize that guess what: Equal rights is something that should have been done 100 years ago," said Commissioner Alex Edmondson.

The law's implementation will be carefully watched by the Sharonville-based Citizens for Community Values which campaigned hard against it.

CCV said it intends to help find lawyers to represent landlords or businesses which feel their rights are infringed, the group's vice president, David Miller, said after the vote. It also is forming a political action committee, which can be used to fund tri-state candidates who oppose such measures.

Covington's new law bans discrimination based on age, sexual orientation, marital status and parental status. It applies to employment, housing and public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants.

It expands a city law which prohibited housing discrimination because of disability, gender, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, family status and place of birth.

"I'm just completely elated and pleased and so happy with the leadership of Covington," said Dean Forster of the Northern Kentucky Fairness Alliance. "The people of Covington clearly supported this ordinance, clearly made a stand that discrimination is wrong and all people should be accepted equally."

Frank Warnock, the lawyer Covington hired to refine the ordinance, explained how the law will work:

• Upon receiving a discrimination complaint, the city manager would have discretion to try to resolve the conflict before launching a city investigation into the allegation.

• If reconciliation is not possible, the manager or a designee would investigate.

• After the investigation, the manager could choose to dismiss the complaint or seek an amicable resolution. "I think that's probably one of the most important parts of this ordinance, is the idea that you're trying to educate, you are trying to correct a wrong, and one of the best ways to do that is reconciliation."

• Failing that, a hearing officer appointed by the city manager would reach findings of fact and conclusions of law, which would become an order of the human rights commission.

• Fines could range from $100-$250, and a business which willfully violated the law three or more times could lose its business license.

CCV spent $10,000 this month mailing 20,000 anti-gay booklets to Covington households and sent letters to all Catholic churches in Northern Kentucky because all five city officials who voted are Catholics.

Bamberger said the mailings did not sway him: "I didn't hear too many complaints from residents after they sent out their messages. I believe the city of Covington and the city officials here have a responsibility to deal with our own issues, and deal with our citizens."

After the vote, commissioners sat quietly during almost 30 seconds of a standing ovation.

Bamberger said his goal was that everybody be treated equally. "For the many people who opposed the ordinance -- and I received a lot of input from those people, and I appreciate that input -- I wish that they would take the time now. I wish they would review that ordinance, and look at it, and see if they still have any concerns about it."

"No one would choose to be discriminated against, no one would choose to be hated, no one would choose to be treated differently," Edmondson said. "And someday, I believe the city of Covington will have a small piece in that understanding, of creating tolerance, bridging the gap, and more importantly, allowing people to know that yes, a small city like Covington can show the entire region: Yes, we can."

[Under the Radar]

The trolls are out in force...

[new cruelty]

run for the hills.

[Old Professer]

That's some record; after picking all of those fights, I am not surprised you are disabled.

[Old Professer]

Death is a normal variant of human illness, too, but we still keep trying to eliminate it.

[Laurie S]

I do! ;)

God bless.

[Laurie S]

Sorry, but it's only "shoved in your face" if you're looking for it. I really hate golf, so I don't watch the golf channel and complain that that's all I see.

Here's a suggestion: Don't go to a gay pride parade. Save yourself some grief and stay home! :)

God Bless!

[Laurie S]

LOL! Thanks for misquoting me. However, I don't see where I have said I think gays should have "special rights". I don't think anyone deserves special rights, even heterosexuals. The laws shouldn't be written to exclude entire groups of people. That is unconstitutional.

[Laurie S]

"Just answer this one question: Should two homosexual brothers be allowed to "marry"? Yes or no? "

Well that's easy. Immediate family members can't marry eachother. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with that.

Two gay guys unrelated to eachother should be able to marry. It's their lives, they should be able to form a legal monogomous union if they wish. :)

God Bless!

[Laurie S]

LOL! Sounds like you've got some issues, brother! ;)

God bless!

[Laurie S]

"So you are OK with fathers getting married to their daughters. Since that is two humans, and that is the only basis you want for marriage (two humans wanting it) you must be OK with incest."

The anti-gay folks always seem to resort to comparisons between homosexuality and incest, or homosexuality and beastiality when they can't think of a reasonable argument to support their claims that gays should have no rights. To say that gays shouldn't be able to marry because what they do in the bedroom is 'wrong' then you are basically saying that heterosexuals deserve the right to marriage because they are all saints in the bedroom and do nothing 'un-natural' in bed. LOL! Now THERE'S a pot calling a kettle black! hehe! ;)

"And please let us know what God you worship when you say "God Bless." It's not the God of Christianity or the Jewish faith. Or Muslim for that matter. All of those Gods insist that honosexual acts are sin. "

Sorry, but I don't believe God is as exclusionary as the american people have made Him out to be. The bible has been interpretted, re-interpretted, mis-interpretted throughout the centuries. If you are looking to hate an entire group of people and you want to go to the bible to support your personal hatred then you will interpret the bible that way. I personally, think God is a loving being who loves all men and women equally. I'm sorry to see you are so filled with hate for your fellow man. I hope you can find a way someday to reach inner peace with yourself. :)

God bless!

[EdReform]

"I have met and encountered hundreds or thousands of gays..."

"I was not refering to those you've simply "met" once, but those who you've had enough contact with to get to know on a personal level."

What Homosexuals Say About Homosexuals

"Let´s look at gay behavior as defined by two gays, Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen Ph.D., authors of After the Ball: How America will Conquer its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90´s (1989).

In Chapter Six, they outline “ten categories of misbehavior,” drawn from their own experiences, wide reading and thousands of hours of conversation with hundreds of other gays. Their contention is that the gay lifestyle, not gay sexuality mind you, “is the pits.” They want gays to improve their image by addressing “what is wrong with a lot of gays.” (276). What follows are some highlights...

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•  They say gays suffer from a “narcissistic” personality disorder and they give this clinical description: “pathological self absorption, a need for constant attention and admiration, lack of empathy or concern for others, quickly bored, shallow, interested in fads, seductive, overemphasis on appearance, superficially charming, promiscuous, exploitative, preoccupied with remaining youthful, relationships alternate between over idealization and devaluation.”

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•  The authors say gays tend to deny reality in various ways: wishful thinking, paranoia, illogic, emotionalism and embracing crackpot ideas..."

[First Amendment]

Sorry, but it's only "shoved in your face" if you're looking for it. I really hate golf, so I don't watch the golf channel and complain that that's all I see. Here's a suggestion: Don't go to a gay pride parade. Save yourself some grief and stay home! :) God Bless!

I am always up for a reasoned, even sharp debate. But when people lie, dissemble, spout phony God blesses and refuse to debate facts, the way you are doing, it is a waste of my life and intelligence to continue this back and forth. You refuse to debate facts, and are a disruptor.

To compare the ADMITTED subversion of America by homo Nazis to golf is pathetic, as you are pathetic.

You should try pulling the wool over peoples' eyes somewhere other than FR. You are no match for us since what is said here is the truth.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

I'm sorry to see you are so filled with hate for your fellow man

LOL!!! What a hateful thing for you to say! LOL!!

You have the silliest posts that I have seen in a long time. Keep it up!!

As I have previously posetd, God, yes the one of the Bible that you think is misnterpreted yet you have the inside track on what it really says, loves all people and hates to see them willfully go to hell by unrepentant sin. You seem to be advocating that they go to hell by encouraging their choice of sexual behavour. That is very sad.

Tell me, since AIDS kills and homosexual men freely transmit AIDS are you fine with killing? Maybe since homosexuals are only killing each other you're OK with it? I'm not for killing unless it is to save the life of another or self defense.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

...when they can't think of a reasonable argument to support their claims that gays should have no rights.

LOL!!! Where did you see this posted? LOL!!! Please show all of us which post says that gays should have "no rights." What a silly, silly, person you are! I've read these posts over and over and can't find one that says gays should have "no rights." Would it hurt your homosexual agenda if you were to tell the truth?

God help you! :)

[Laurie S]

Homo nazi? That's funny. Nazi's excuted gays simply for being gay. Were there jewish nazi's too?

[First Amendment]

Too bad you don't know history. Many of the Nazi hierarchy were notorious homosexuals and pederasts. The "gays" put in the camps were the effeminate type that the Nazi butch type hated. Hitler surrounded himself almost solely with outspoken (and acting) homosexuals. He may have been one himself. Go to http://www.abidingtruth.com/ and read "The Pink Swastika". If you want to know the truth about Nazis and homosexuality, you will find it all there.

Additionaly, the few homosexuals who were in the camps (a few thousand, compared to the millions of Jews and others) were not exterminated. The few who died contracted diseases or whatever. They were never targeted for extermination. Also, it is common knowledge with MUCH documentation that many of the camp capos, guards, and leaders were homosexuals who abused and raped camp prisoners including children. Before you say anything else, please inform yourself.

Shilling for the homo Nazis here won't get you far.

[Laurie S]

Even if it were true that some nazi's were infact gay (sorry, but I think that's just wishful thinking on your part), what I want to know is.. what's your point? Are you saying that gay people kill as if no evil dictators have ever been heterosexual? Bill Clinton is a flaming heterosexual, are we to judge all heterosexuals by his actions? I really don't get the point of this conspiracy theory..

[First Amendment]

One thing that is common to all you fag-promoters is that you refuse to debate facts. You live in a dream world (more like nightmare) and can't discuss rationally.
Go to the website, read and then debate facts like a grownup. If you refuse to do that, and fling emotional words around, I can't debate any more with someone who won't discuss issues. Argue facts and realities, not emotions and slogans.
I know you won't read what's there so good bye and I hope that one day you decide that you would like to know the truth, rather than cling to your sad belief system.

[Laurie S]

Try reading some real info on the gay holocaust:
http://www.mtsu.edu/~baustin/homobg.html
http://www.chez.com/triangles/coalition.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/05/05/holocaust.survivor/
"Experiments, including castration, were conducted to try to cure what the Nazis saw as a sickness. "If you so-called agreed to voluntary castration, you had a chance to be exempted to be deported to concentration camp," Mueller said"
http://www.infopt.demon.co.uk/nazi.htm
"A pink triangle, two-and-three-quarter inches high, worn on the left side of the jacket and on the right leg of the trousers, was the symbol which branded the homosexual inmates of the Nazi concentration camps. Most of them perished. In the words of a non-gay survivor: "I saw quite a number of pink triangles. I don't know how they were eventually killed. ... One day they were simply gone."

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Sorry, bud, but there is a mountain of evidence to support the fact that gays were severely persecuted in nazi germany. It's funny though, revisionists will try to make money off the gulibles who want there to be a secret gay nazi conspiracy. Have you actually purchased 'gay nazi' books? I sure hope you haven't fallen for it.

Btw, don't by any ocean front property in Arizona. ;) God bless!

[First Amendment]

I checked out a couple of your links and the homo-promotion taints the evidence. Your "queer" websites (their word, not mine) use very selective "evidence".
Check out the "Pink Swastika" - don't get back to me until you read it.