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Jindal to let gay bias order die
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Aug 21, 2008 11:37am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Baton Rouge Advocate |
| News Date | Thursday, August 21, 2008 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Calling the executive order unnecessary, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he would not reissue a ban on discriminating against gays and lesbians in the workplace.
“We are not going to renew it and that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody,” Jindal said about the executive order signed by then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco in December 2004. The order, which some church groups and Jindal have criticized over the years, is set to expire Friday.
“The reason for allowing the order to lapse is that I don’t think it is necessary to create additional special categories or special rights,” Jindal said. State and federal law already prohibits discrimination, he said.
“We are firmly and strongly committed to fair treatment of all of our people and certainly don’t condone discrimination in any form,” Jindal said in an interview Wednesday. |
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