Gender law back on the radar screen

0 Comments | Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October, 2004

Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard

Two years after a threatened mayoral veto torpedoed a similar effort, city staff and community activists are working to expand Eugene's anti-discrimination laws to include protections for transgendered people.

Supporters say they are encouraged by the growing number of public bodies - including the University of Oregon - that prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and by the increased visibility and activism of local transgendered people.

They're also hopeful that, come next year, a new mayor and City Council will be more open to the idea of extending such protections.

But more than that, "we really want to do what we promised we would do, and that is to provide a lot more...