Christian Groups Work to Rescind LGBT Discrimination Protections in Omaha

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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Christian groups began a petition drive to overturn LGBT discrimination protections enacted by the Omaha City Council in March.

The coalition of Christian groups is confident they can get the 11,400 signatures needed to start the process of getting the protections put to a citywide vote.

"We're confident we'll get the signatures fairly rapidly," said Patrick Bonnett, executive director of the Omaha Liberty Project, a group that's part of the antigay effort. Training efforts for petition circulators have already begun.

The antidiscrimination bill, passed on a slim 4-3 vote, protects Omaha residents from being fired or denied housing because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Should the Christian groups get the needed votes, the City Council would need to approve whether to put the issue on the ballot. Read more here.