<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">It is too bad we cannot get the bigoted members of the Moscow City Council to end legal discrimination against gays and transsexuals. It is ironic that Moscow, home of the Idaho Flagship University, is full of such ignorance and discrimination. It makes Moscow look like any other backwoods, redneck, uneducated small town. Looks like <SPAN id=misspell-0 class=mark>BSU<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN> and Boise will steal the title of equal rights for all from <SPAN id=misspell-1 class=mark>UI</SPAN> too. </SPAN></div>
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<DIV>Courtesy of the Idaho Statesman at:</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Boise will consider gay rights ordinance</SPAN></DIV>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>It’s also bad for business.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>“When you drill down to the very core mission of any city, it’s public safety,” Jordan said. “And if employers don’t feel like their employees that they may ask to come here or they might try to recruit here are going to feel safe in their community, then it’s got to be detrimental to us.”</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>On Tuesday, Jordan and McLean will propose an ordinance that would prohibit firing people, kicking them out of their homes and refusing to serve them in public places because of their sexual identity.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Occasionally, those types of discrimination do occur, Jordan and McLean said.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>About a year ago, Jordan said, a group of Boise residents were victims of a “gay-bashing” incident Downtown. They were afraid to go to the police, she said, because they feared participating in an investigation or prosecution could alert their employers to their sexuality and cost them their jobs.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>“It was just unacceptable to me that anyone in the community could not report a crime on their person for fear of losing their employment,” Jordan said.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Meanwhile, McLean was beginning to wonder whether companies looking to open new facilities saw Boise’s lack of legal protection for gays and transsexuals and crossed the city off their lists. Members of the business community confirmed that can happen.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>On Thursday, the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce formally endorsed the ordinance.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Earlier this year, the economic development issue came up in a conversation between Jordan and McLean, and the two began piecing together the framework of the measure.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN><SPAN id=misspell-2 class=mark>SANDPOINT</SPAN>’S EXPERIENCE</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>The councilors looked at other cities in the region, including <SPAN id=misspell-3 class=mark>Sandpoint</SPAN>, <SPAN id=misspell-4 class=mark>Missoula</SPAN> and several in Utah. <SPAN id=misspell-5 class=mark>Sandpoint</SPAN> is the only Idaho city with a nondiscrimination ordinance on the books.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Some officials in those cities said nondiscrimination laws are a matter of course in modern times. And they said enforcing the ordinance <SPAN id=misspell-6 class=mark>isn</SPAN>’t as labor-intensive as you might think.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN><SPAN id=misspell-7 class=mark>Sandpoint</SPAN>, in particular, has had virtually no cases. Jordan and McLean expect a similar outcome in Boise, which they say is already a tolerant place. In fact, a lot of residents believe it’s already illegal to fire people or kick them out of their homes for being gay or transsexual, the women said.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>City spokesman Adam Park said a recent survey commissioned by the city found that an overwhelming majority — 86 percent — of Ada County voters believe that firing someone for reasons of sexuality or gender identity should be illegal.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>McLean said the ordinance is Boise’s way of announcing, on paper, what most residents already believe.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>“In my mind, we’re just taking the step to codify something that’s very important, but that the public clearly expects us to codify,” she said.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>In addition to protecting employment, housing and public accommodation, the ordinance would prohibit interfering with or retaliating against people who file complaints or participate in the ordinance’s process.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Violations would be a misdemeanor punishable by six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. But putting people in jail <SPAN id=misspell-8 class=mark>isn</SPAN>’t the point, McLean said.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>The proposed ordinance includes a provision that allows for elimination of charges if both the victim and the accused successfully participate in mediation. Sensitivity training and defendants’ commitment to stop discriminating also can result in reduced charges.</SPAN></div>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 20px 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MAX-WIDTH: 620px !important; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>McLean said she hopes the structure of the proposed ordinance will encourage education rather than prosecution.</SPAN></div>
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