gay rights

WYSO Weekend: March 4, 2012

Jerry Kenney — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:30:00 +0000

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for March 4, 2012 containing the following stories:

-Wayne Baker interviews Springfield City Commissioner, Karen Duncan about Springfield's proposed amendment to the City's anti-discrimination code to include gay municipal workers.

-This week's installment of PoliticsOhio: Former GOP Chairman Says This Primary Like No Other, by Ellen Belcher

Springfield city commissioners to vote on gay rights' issue

Wayne Baker — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:04:37 +0000

After nearly a year of discussion, the Springfield City Commissioners will vote Tuesday evening on legislation that would add sexual orientation to the city's non-discrimination code.

A group called Equality Springfield approached city commissioners last April asking them to draft legislation that would make it a crime to discriminate against gay city workers.