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Councilor Kelly said there were a lot of rational reasons for supporting the full proposed language that was before the council. He noted that there had been a long history of discrimination against the populations mentioned in the code amendments. He added that there had been dozens of cities that had enacted similar ordinances with no known ill effects. He stressed that his support for the ordinance came from the heart in the simple form of human dignity and caring. Councilor Kelly said he understood and accepted the fact that some people feel that their religious beliefs lead them to oppose the proposed code amendments but expressed his dismay that those same people were maintaining that their religious approach to the issue was the only approach. He noted that the council had received letters of full support for the proposed code amendments from the First Christian Church, the Emaus Lutheran Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Cottage Grove, the Church of the Brethren, Temple Beth Israel, Eugene Friends Meeting, First Congregational Church, Eugene Mennonite Church, and the Community of Christ Church. Councilor Kelly expressed his strong belief in the desirability of legal protection from discrimination for the people listed in the ordinance. He said the current political reality was that the ordinance faced many amendments that would dramatically handicap that protection against discrimination or a veto from the mayor if those amendments were not passed. He said a veto would not only result in no legal protection for transgendered individuals but would also result in elimination of the many other important changes in the rest of the proposed ordinance. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to amend the motion by eliminating any language having to do with gender identity so the Human Rights Commission could further consider those parts of the ordinance. The amended language was as follows: 1. Delete the phrase "gender identity" in: Subsections (1) and (2) of Section 4.613 The definition of "Discriminate or discrimination" in Section 4.615, Subsections (1)(a)(1), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(g), (1)(h), and Subsection (2) of Section 4.620 Subsections (1)(a) (b) of Section 4.625 Subsections (1), (2), (3), (7), and (8) of Section 4.630 Subsections (1)(a) and (b) of Section 4.635 2. Delete the definition of "Gender Identity" in Section 4.615. 3. Delete Subsections (1)(b) and (3)(d) of Section 4.620 and reletter Subsections (1)(c) through (1)(h) to (1)(b) through (1)(g). 4. Delete Subsection (1)(c) and Section 4 of Section 4.635. Councilor Kelly stressed that he was not against those portions personally but only made the amendment under threat of veto by Mayor Torrey. He expressed a hope that the Human Rights Commission would return to the council with alternatives in a timely fashion. He noted that he would be the council liaison to the commission in the following year and would not let the matter drop until full protections were passed. He noted that a good first step would be to enact protections for transgendered individuals in City facilities. MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 12, 2002 Page 8 Regular Meeting