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Last night, members of the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County passed ORDINANCE NO. BL2009-502, which would ban discrimination in the Metro Government based on sexual orientation or gender identity, by a vote of 24 to 9.

Here is how Councilmembers voted last night:

• In favor (24): Buddy Baker, Megan Barry, Erik Cole, Sam Coleman, Tim Garrett, Erica Gilmore, Frank Harrison, Jason Holleman, Walter Hunt, Mike Jameson, Darren Jernigan, Kristine LaLonde, Edith Langster, Lonnell Matthews Jr., Jerry Maynard, Sean McGuire, Bo Mitchell, Sandra Moore, Anna Page, Ronnie Steine, Bruce Stanley, Carter Todd, Parker Toler, and Charlie Tygard.
• Opposed (9): Carl Burch, Michael Craddock, Eric Crafton, Duane Dominy, Robert Duvall, Jim Forkum, Jim Gotto, Jim Hodge, and Rip Ryman.
• Abstained (5): Greg Adkins, Karen Bennett, Randy Foster, Pam Murray, and Vivian Wilhoite.
• Absent (2): Philip Claiborne, Emily Evans

If your Councilmembr voted In Favor, please contact them to thank them for supporting this effort to protect all LGBT employees from workplace discrimination in Metro Government.

If your Councilmember did not support the ordinance on First Reading, please contact them and ask them to end discrimination against LGBT employees in Metro Goverrment.

You can find the contact information of Council members by clicking here. You can also use this special Feedback page to send an-email.

If you do not know the name of your District Councilmember, then click here to Find Where You Vote and the District in which you live.

The Second Reading before the Metro Council is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, at 6:30 pm.