Texas Official Compares LGBT Workers to Purple-And-White Zebras as Nondiscrimination Protections ...

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Texas Official Compares LGBT Workers to Purple-And-White Zebras as Nondiscrimination Protections Removed

McLennan County, Texas, has rescinded nondiscrimination language that was added to its job applications last year, with one commissioner comparing LGBT people to purple-and-white zebras.

The McLennan County seat is Waco, which is home to Baylor University, one of the nation's most anti-LGBT schools. Recently, three billboard ads promoting the dangerous, discredited practice of "ex-gay" therapy went up in Waco, but LGBT activists reportedly have convinced the owner of the billboards to take down the ads.

The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that last year, the Commissioners Court hired a progressive new human resources manager, Amanda Talbert, with the stated goal of bringing the county into the future. Shortly after being hired, Talbert added sexual orientation and gender identity to the nondiscrimination statement on county employment applications, under the description of "sex."

“I take discrimination very seriously and I want to do everything we can to show that we don’t discriminate,” Talbert said.

Read more: http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/texas_official_compares_lgbt_people_to_purple_and_white_zebras_county_rescinds_protections

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