Arizona To Try Again To Ban Discrimination Against LGBT+ Residents

Arizona lawmakers are trying once again to ban discrimination against LGBT+ Arizonans, a few months after the Supreme Court issued a decision “allowing owners of one business to turn away gay customers,” ‘AZ Central’ reports.

Other similar bills filed at the Legislature by a Democrat and a Republican propose to make it illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Proponents shared a cautious optimism when announcing the bills.

“We are at a different point now than we were last year and the political reality is different,” said Rep. Daniel Hernandez, a Democrat from Tucson and sponsor of one of the bills.

Last year’s case of Brush and Nib v. City of Phoenix where discrimination ‘won’ has highlighted the need for legislators to pass a statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination law, Hernandez argued.

“After the Brush and Nib decision, we’ve opened up Pandora’s box, which says you can potentially, using the courts go after the LGBTQ community,” he Hernandez.

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