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LOUISVILLE GAY ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE STALLED

The Fairness Amendment to Louisville human ri hts ordinance, that
would prohibit city-wide discrimination on tfie basis of sexual
orientation failed to get out of committee at the Dec. 23 meeting of the
city's Board of Aldermen. The amendment was the focus of a six week
lobbying effort by those who supported and opposed it.

Supporters of the measure say that if the ordinance were brought to a
vote it would probably result in a tie vote and therefore not pass.
Their are two newly elected members of the board, one is considered to
oppose the amendment and the other is thought to support it.

Support for the measure grew
following the unanimous endorse- RESEARCH ON TWINS SUGGEST
ment of the amendment by the GENETICLINKTOBEINGGAY
Louisville and Jefferson County
Human Relations Committee in
August. A study of twins done at

During the fall supporters of Northwestern University suggest
the measure met with all twelve that being gay has a genetic or
aldermen to argue for its passage biological basis, questioning the
and blanketed the communit with arguments that same—sex orienta-
buttons, pamphlets and T-sxiirts. tion results from maladjustment or
An extensive letter—writing and moral defect.
phone-call campaign to the Board "We found 52 percent of
of Aldermen was also undertaken. identical twins brother of gay

The Board adopted a hate crimes men were also gay, compared Wit
ordinance in early November. This 22 percent of fraternal twins,
was seen as a good omen for the compared with 11 percent of
passage of the addition of a genetically unrelated (adoptive)
sexual orientation clause to the brothers," said co-author J.
city's anti—discrimination law. Michael Bailey, professor of

The amendment was introduced at psychology.
the board's November 12 meeting, "which is exactly the kind of
with seven aldermen as cosponsors. pattern you would want to see if

The board held five public something genetic were going on,"
hearing during December. Many he said.
citizens appeared at the hearing In August of last year
to speak for and against the researchers in California reported
proposed ordinance. At the Dec. 5 identifying brain cell cluster
meeting citizen testimony lasted traits that indicate being gay
for five and one—half hours. could have a biological trigger.

Opposition to the measure seems The Northwestern University
to have weakened the support of of study, published in December,
west Louisville Alterman Paul examined 56 identical twins, 54
Bather for the amendment. Seven fraternal twins and 57 adoptive
votes are needed to pass the law; brothers.
at present supporters of the Identical twins are genetic
measure count only six aldermen clones, they develop from a single
who will vote for it. egg that split Continued on page 7