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WV Senate Approves Gay-Rights Bill
Posted Saturday, March 14, 2009 ; 09:19 AM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Saturday, March 14, 2009; 09:30 AM

State residents would be protected from discrimination.

CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Senate has approved a bill that would protect state citizens from discrimination base on sexual orientation. The bill was approved by senators on Friday.

The legislation must still be approved by the House, where it did not pass last year.

If the legislation is passed, people would be protected from being fired or denied housing because of their sexual orientation.

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joan
10/16/09 at 3:07 PM
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Majoriety rule makes NO difference anymore. In 7mos. our country seems to be turned upside down. We were informed that we are no longer a christain country. Your a raciest if you are white, went to a town hall meeting, or disagree with Obama. Your stupid if you think we are spending our country into bankruptsy. So, I for one think gay marriages is wrong, But what I say or think anymore does not matter. kind of sad when you think about it......
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Kim Brown
4/6/09 at 9:40 PM
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4/06/09 This bill needs to be passed. We live in the United States of America with the motto "liberty and justice for all'. This can not ring true until all people gay and straight have equal rights!!
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Greg Tarpley
3/28/09 at 7:36 PM
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yes its about time ,I was reading the comment by Andrew wandering if he would have the same feelings about this . I am a gay jewish business owner. what would his take be on me not hireing heterosexual christians . I always hire who is the most qualified . If everyone thought the same way andrew did the country would colaspe on itself
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Andrew
3/25/09 at 11:10 AM
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This is a very bad bill and should be stopped. Why should a conservative Christian employer be forced to hire a homosexual person in their business? This infringes on the rights of employers and in no way does what the bill purports to do. Please, West Virginia, kill this bill!
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Mr. Bailey
3/16/09 at 7:25 PM
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I was recently discriminated by my co-workers, they made fun of me and were talking about my sexual preference. It really hurty my feelins very bad, and I keep thinking about what they done to me, by making fun of me. I now have a complex toward people, not that Im ashemed of my preference, but I think how people look at me now. I did my job just as well as they did theirs, not yet I did alot of their work to help them out. I hope we can get a bill passed to protect us from discrimination. When your discriminated like that it really hurts deep inside, and makes you wonder what kind of frined you really have. I really enjoyed my job and was done like that I can never for it as long as I live. So pleas congress help pass this bill to protect us from being discriminated against. People who are gay dont tend to make fun of heterosexuals, I know I never have. But why me, I didnt ask to be like this or never asked to be made a joke, cause Im human to, I bleed just like eveyone else and I do have feeling. When people do things like this it puts things in your mind of what other people think about you. I hope this doesnt happen to more people, although Im sure it will and we can do nothing about it, except take it and live with how people think of you. It really does hurt , it feels like someone takes a knife and sticks it in your heart, especially when your good to others. So congress please consider us as people, and were equal as other are in this life that we live.. Thank you very much.. Mr. Bailey
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Will
3/14/09 at 3:46 PM
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Its about time!

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