Alligator.org – By Christopher Myers, Alligator Writer
At a glance
* Citizens for Good Public Policy has filed a petition to repeal Gainesville’s Anti-Discrimination Gender Identity Ordinance
* The ordinance makes it illegal to discriminate against a person based on gender identity and allows a person to use a restroom or shower facility consistent with his or her gender identity
* City Commissioner Jeanna Mastrodicasa said repealing the ordinance would also affect other anti-discrimination ordinances
The community organization Citizens for Good Public Policy filed a petition to place a repeal of Gainesville’s Anti-Discrimination–Gender Identity Ordinance on the next city election ballot.