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Wyoming Rejects Antidiscrimination Bill

Wyoming Rejects Antidiscrimination Bill

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The measure went down to defeat in the state Senate Thursday, and legislators had nixed domestic partnership and marriage equality bills earlier in the week.

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The Wyoming state Senate Thursday voted down an LGBT-inclusive antidiscrimination bill, after separate bills for domestic partnerships and equal marriage rights died in the House earlier in the week.

Senators voted 17-13 against legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, public accommodations, and some other areas. The state House of Representatives Wednesday rejected a bill to establish domestic partnerships by a vote of 34-25, and a marriage equality bill never made it past a House committee.

Sen. Chris Rothfuss, a Laramie Democrat who sponsored the antidiscrimination measure, expressed disappointment with the results but said having the bills considered in both houses represented progress. "It's a necessary step to get it out there and get it discussed by the full body, and I'm hopeful in the future we'll be able to get this group moved in that direction," he told the Casper Star-Tribune.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.