CampKC.com – by Jamie Tyroler
Kansas City’s City Council voted 13-0 on April 3 to add gender identity and expression to the city’s civil rights ordinance.
I would like to thank everyone who has worked publicly and behind the scenes on this issue over the last several years. By no stretch of the imagination can I thank each person individually or the various organizations that have provided support. I do want to thank Council Member Beth Gottstein (Fourth District at large) for having the courage to bring this before the council. Thanks also go to Lisa Mottet of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for her legal assistance and Stephanie Shockley for talking with various organizations and politicians over the years. I also want to thank those who took the time to attend the April 2 committee hearing and the full council vote the next day and speak with City Council members.