 Dear Friend,
Based on the composition of the new City Council, we
believe it is time to explore the possibility of advancing a
non-discrimination ordinance in Chattanooga that protects city
government employees from discrimination based on sexual
orientation and gender identity. You may have heard that
similar measures passed in Shelby County and in Metro Nashville
earlier this year.
Knowing that we have supporters on the
City Council is only the first step. The next step
involves identifying support in the community. If we are
going to ask our friends in government to stand up for us, we
must stand with them.
Please, consider joining
either our Facebook cause or our MySpace cause. These groups will allow
us to update you regularly as we make progress. If you
don’t use Facebook or MySpace, we will continue to provide
you with updates through email blasts like this one.
As
we move further in the process, we will ask you to share stories
of job discrimination to make the case for the ordinance.
We will also ask you to contact city officials to show your
support. But for now we are just checking to see whether
there is interest in Chattanooga’s GLBT community for this
effort.
Passing this ordinance will take work.
Let’s take steps together to fight for this legislation
that will advance equality in your
community.
Yours,
H.G. Stovall
President
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