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Proposition 1 was a referendum held on November 3, 2015, on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO).The ordinance was intended to improve anti-discrimination coverage based on sexual orientation and gender identity in Houston, specifically in areas such as housing and occupation where no anti-discrimination policy existed.
In the wake of the controversial vote against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), the cast of "Saturday Night Live" uses comedy to explain the flaw in the opposition's argument.
On May 28, 2014, the Houston City Council passed the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) which was authored by Parker, [21] by a vote of 11 to 6. Mayor Parker had certified that "there exists a public emergency requiring that this Ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction". [22]
The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) gave transgender women the right to use women's restrooms. Christian groups opposed the ordinance. Opponents gathered 50,000 votes on a petition to have it recalled. [23] The voting base rejected HERO in November 2015. [24]
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Houston previously had wide-ranging antidiscrimination measures that also covered residents and visitors, introduced in 2014, but these were soon repealed by voters in 2015. [ 144 ] [ 145 ] Grand Prairie , [ 146 ] McAllen , and Round Rock have a city policy prohibiting city employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation only.
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Woodfill has been at the forefront of anti-LGBT movements in Houston and Texas. [7] In 2015, Woodfill was a leading opponent of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) championed by Houston Mayor Annise Parker.