From BuzzFeed.com:
The Houston City Council, led by out Mayor Annise Parker, passed an ordinance Wednesday that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations, including on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Houston City Council members approved the measure, or the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, after hearing hours of passionate testimony in a 11 - 6 vote. Over 220 people testified before the council, Parker said, with a majority in favor of the ordinance.
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The ordinance broadly bans discrimination — on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity — as well as on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military states, religion, disability, genetic information, or pregnancy.
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Well, this seems like a bit of a BFD - Texas' largest city! Let's keep the momentum going and elect Wendy Davis Governor in November. :)
Update 1:
From the comments, nomandates has found the Houston Chronicle's article on passage of the ordinance:
After nearly nine hours of chanting and tears from seas of opponents and supporters in color-coded T-shirts, Houston City Council passed an ordinance on Wednesday extending equal rights protections to gay and transgender residents.
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The approval was greeted with thunderous applause from the audience, largely full of supporters, and chants of "HERO," for the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.
Update 2:
More gold from nomandates. A photo of Houston mayor Annise Parker signing the ordinance into law:
And a tweet from Wendy Davis:
Proud of Houston for passing an inclusive equal rights ordinance to ensure the #LGBT community and all Texans are treated fairly. #HERO
9:23 PM - 28 May 2014