MAPLEWOOD, MO (KTVI) – Controversy at Maplewood City Hall Tuesday night, as an ordinance to prevent LGBT discrimination narrowly passed in a 4 to 3 vote.
During public comments, about a dozen people made passionate pleas for both sides of the issue. One resident said the ordinance isn’t about whether folks think homosexuality is right or wrong; it’s about stopping bullying and hate crimes.
Some who spoke out against the ordinance say it isn’t right for the city to force beliefs on its residents. Maplewood resident Karen Lightfoot was one of them. She says, “I am disappointed. I think in the long run the city’s going to regret this. I think there will be lawsuits.”
Maplewood City Councilman Tim Dunn, who spearheaded the effort to pass the ordinance, isn’t surprised by the controversy. He explains, “America’s still a bit puritanical, those words just get people uneasy. So am I surprised? No.”
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