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would also include supporting diplomacy and opposing a possible war with Iraq. He stressed that there was a definite connection between the world community and the people living within the City of Eugene. Denise Hand, PO Box 416,Veneta, said genders were identified when God created man and woman. She raised concern over the gender identity portion of the proposed Human Rights Code amendments and said that any other attempt to define gender would be a sin against God. Regarding a possible war in Iraq, Ms. Hand said war was a punishment due to sin. Bill Hammon, 540 East 30th Avenue, questioned the motives behind the impending war with Iraq and said that such a war would be unnecessary. He said that preemptively attacking a war-torn third world country that had stated strongly that it did not wish to fight was unjustifiable by any moral standard. He urged the council to pass a resolution opposing a possible war in Iraq. Ken Biersteker, 88180 3rd Street, Veneta, said God hated homosexuality. He said approval of the Human Rights Code amendments would send a lot of people to hell. So he urged the council not pass the proposed human rights code amendments and commented that "homosexuals can correct their ways, and if they don't, they're going to hell." Bahati Ansari, 1900 Chambers Street, spoke against an impending war in Iraq. She said she had come to publicly oppose the war when she had thought of what her grandson would think of her in later years. James Waggoner, 26050 Jeans Road, said a family of one man and one woman was the basic foundation of society. He raised concern that the Human Rights Code revisions would alter God's plan for society. Joan Acker, 2331 Hilyard Street, concurred with previous testimony against a war in Iraq. She said going to war would have severe impacts on families locally. She reiterated all of the viewpoints raised by previous speakers who opposed a possible war. Nancy Hansen, 4870 West Hillside Drive, raised concern over opening restrooms to transgendered individuals and urged the council to look for a common sense solution. She said the mayor's proposed amendment to the code revisions would more clearly express the requirement for access of transgendered individuals to restrooms and locker rooms. Bruce Kreitsberg, 1625 Washington Street, expressed his hope that the council would pass a resolution against a war with Iraq. He noted that Saddam Hussein was a natural political enemy of Al Queda and would not ally himself with them. He raised concern over killing and maiming thousands of people for a potential threat. John Hudson, 3646 Wilshire Lane, raised concern over increasing laws and stressed that legislation should be enacted for a compelling reason. Judy Ivy, 195 East 24th Avenue, spoke against a war with Iraq. She remarked that a war against Iraq, or anyone else, would not help the country be protected from ourselves. She commented that US wealth was tainted with the blood and lost livelihoods of millions of people around the world. She said the September 11, 2001, tragedy was a consequence to that history. She said MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 12, 2002 Page 3 Regular Meeting