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Renton council refers draft resolution to administration to affirm protections for LGBTQ community
Summary
The Renton City Council voted to refer to the city administration a request to draft a resolution affirming protections for LGBTQ people and to model it on a recently adopted proclamation used as a template, following public comment and council discussion.
Council Member Vann asked her colleagues to refer to the administration a draft resolution affirming Renton’s support for LGBTQ people and for staff to model the draft on a recently cited city proclamation.
The request followed public comment from residents and from Gabriel Jones, Renton equity commissioner, who urged local protections for queer and trans residents in light of legislation and actions elsewhere that he said threaten LGBTQ rights. "We need to protect people when we can here," Jones said during public comment, adding that local…
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