Tulsa committee reviews ordinance to standardize anti-discrimination language across city code

The Urban Economic Development Committee on June 11 discussed a proposed ordinance that would align anti‑discrimination language across multiple chapters of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances, add veteran status in some places and make age protections more consistent.

City legal staff and human‑rights advisers described the draft as largely technical cleanup that moves language already used in the housing section—specifically language on sexual orientation and gender identity—into a top‑level definitions section so it applies across other code provisions. ‘‘All this really does is it takes the definitions of sexual orientation and gender identity from the housing section and moves them up to the top, the definitions at the top, so that they're applicable to all sections,’’ said Jack (staff attorney), summarizing the proposal.

The change would keep the contractor‑compliance provision nearly unchanged so that city…