Las Vegas NowNevada governor signs bill barring gender-expression discrimination
Associated Press - May 23, 2009 1:05 AM ET
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A bill barring discrimination based on sexual orientation was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jim Gibbons.
Under SB207, the Nevada Equal Rights Commission would be required to investigate complaints filed by those reporting such discrimination. The measure was sponsored by Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, an openly gay state lawmaker.
The bill-signing was praised by Lee Rowland of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, who said the new law "honors the implied promise Nevada makes when it advertises to gay and lesbian tourists all over the world that they will be treated fairly and equally when they come to Nevada."
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