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Sexual orientation added to anti-discrimination law.

Publication: Wenatchee Business Journal
Publication Date: 01-MAR-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The Washington state Legislature recently expanded the Law Against Discrimination to prohibit discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation. The bill, ESHB 2661, was signed by Gov. Gregoire on Jan. 31, and it will become effective in June, 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.

Washington is the 17th state to pass a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Unfortunately, ESHB 2661 has generated a great deal of unnecessary controversy, and the purpose of this article is to briefly explain what it does and doesn't...

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