The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, praised North Dakota's state Senate for voting 27-19 to pass Senate Bill 2278, which would bar discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in matters of employment, public accommodations, housing, state and local government services, insurance and credit transactions. The legislation would add sexual orientation, which is defined in the bill to include gender identity, to the list of classes protected under North Dakota's existing anti-discrimination laws. The bill now moves to the state's House of Representatives, and would also require the approval of Governor John Hoeven (R-ND) to become law.
"The Human Rights Campaign applauds Sen. Tom Fiebiger and other senators in North Dakota for voting to reject discrimination," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "Millions of Americans live in cities, counties and states where discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation is still legal. Particularly in these tough economic times, no person should have to face the added worry of experiencing discrimination simply because of who they are. This vote in the North Dakota state Senate gives meaning to the principle that workers, housing and credit applicants, and people seeking public services should be evaluated based on their own abilities and merits
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