"It went down in a dramatic, narrow defeat one year ago this month. But those who support expanding Jacksonville’s human rights ordinance to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination say that won’t be the last time the issue comes up.
It likely won’t happen while the same City Council — which turned down the bill Aug. 15 in a hotly contested 10-9 vote — is in place.
But nine of 19 council members will be leaving office in 2015 because of term limits. Advocates say that gives them a solid opportunity to bring the anti-discrimination bill up again.
“We will work for candidates who support it,” said Tom Serwatka of the Jacksonville Committee for Equality, which is part of a group that has monthly strategy meetings on the matter. “We’re going to make it an issue in a lot of races.”
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-08-03/story/advocates-expanding-gay-rights-jacksonville-say-their-work-not-done-yet#ixzz2bC3Bf2SW
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