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Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:21 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by Miami Herald


Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender nondiscrimination ordinance passes in Kalamazoo, Mich.

News release from Family Equality Council:

Boston , MA (November 3, 2009)―Today voters of Kalamazoo, Michigan passed Ordinance 1856. Originally approved twice by the City Commission of Kalamazoo, opponents forced a public referendum on the Ordinance. The Ordinance revises the City’s existing...

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