Comments about ‘Salt Lake City seeks input on gay-resident protections’

Good for Salt Lake! Strike one up for the good guys!

Let's all cross our fingers and hope this passes! Discrimination of any kind is wrong.

Strike one up for the good guys? I think not.

what????? We all ready have discrimination law. Are we trying to look good for other states because of what happen with prop 8. I'm personally tired of having gay rights shoved down my throat.

And its been said that Salt Lake would become one of the wickedest cities in the world...

Freedom of speech and thought is what america is all about. Even discrimination is part of that freedom and these specialized laws infringe on our rights to freedom of speech.

Why should gay and lesbian emotionally challenged individuals have more rights and freedoms than the rest of the american people? These laws are very damaging to everyone's rights and discrimination is only a figment of their imagination and self guilt for their unnatural lifestyles. They use their guilt as a crutch to blame others for what they are ashamed of.

I am a landlord and I had a renter with no problems for a year then one month he stop paying rent. So I started the eviction process and he tried to say I was evicting him because he was gay. Well I knew he was gay when he moved in because he told me and he lived there a year with know problems from me or other renters now when he stop paying rent he was pulling this on me! I called him on it and evicted him anyway. I can only wonder what would have happen and how much longer it would have taken to evict him with this ordinance.
Renters all ready have enough laws on their side.

Flabbergasted with the comment "I'm personally tired of having gay rights shoved down my throat?" WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

This is Utah, Gays have no rights. Not a single one. This state works extremely hard to deny these human being ANY civil rights.

And "We all ready have discrimination law." Yes, that is the point, Utah laws discriminate against Gays & Lesbians and denies them equality under the law, without a single "ANTI-Discrimination" protection.

Due to the facts, proven by Salt Lake City's report, Gays & Lesbians are discriminated in housing and in the workplace, not for performance, but because of their existence offends someone else.

The moral thing to do is to protect everyone against discrimination, without excuse. Particularly when the facts prove a particular group is unfairly & disproportionately discriminated against.

And how many homosexuals rushed to the defense of those who lost their jobs for supporting Prop 8?

'We all ready have discrimination law.'

And it is still legal to fire & evict someone because they are gay in Utah.

Great protection.

Discrimination is not protected under freedom of speech.

Think this law is unfair? Tell your boss or landlord you are gay. When they fire and evict you, please remember how you were against this.

'Renters all ready have enough laws on their side.'

Spoken like a true landlord.

In July 2009 the SLC Human Rights commission released a report showing that gay and lesbian americans in SLC were being discriminated against.

If your of the mindset that:

'Oh, no! That's leftist propaganda!' Then you are the problem.

This was not done by 'Q' magazine or somesuch. This was done by the city of Salt Lake. The capital to one of the most conservative states in the country. Utah.

They have no 'agenda.' They went by the facts. And the fact is discrimination is alive and well in Utah.

Think these laws are unfair? Tell someone your gay.

I doubt you are aware of how much discrimination is protected in this state. I doubt many would have the courage to do it and the stamina to endure it.

So, please, if you think the gay community has nothing to fear being a legally discriminated class in America, tell someone you are gay.

I dare you.

Gays and Lesbians have no state rights? When did they become a special group that is excluded from what rights everyone has? Everyone is protected under the constitution. There should be no special attention given to someone because of their sexual orientation. America is a place of freedom of choice. Do landlords actually ask the question "Are you gay or strait?" I never have had that question asked either in renting or at work. Nor have I put out the vibe of my orientation because it is not important. Being gay doesn't trump being a good citizen. Passing something this silly would show that being gay is more important than being a good renter or employee. I personally would never want a crutch like that to define my life. How sad!

How many lost their jobs due to supporting Prop 8?

I know of one gentleman (Theater Director) who resigned of his own free will. Who are these supposed people who lost their jobs? How many?

This is wrong, IF it actually happened. But two wrongs don't make a right, and those folks have laws to protect them.

Studies show, factually, that Gays & Lesbians loose their jobs due to discrimination. It seems a bit hypocritical to complain about one group (supposedly) loosing their job unfairly and then be against another group (factually supported) loosing their job unfairly.

Thank You! Your honesty is very much appreciated.

Your candor is refreshing. Basically - "I don't like Gay people and I want to discriminate against another human being, simply because I want to."

Your post is filled full of misinformation and ugly prejudice, but at least you told the truth.

'And how many homosexuals rushed to the defense of those who lost their jobs for supporting Prop 8?'

Probably the 13,000 people discharged under Don't ask, Don't tell.

I think the law should pass. But Chris Buttars will push legislation through the state congress that will make such ordinances illegal. We live in such a backward state that even when a city starts making progress, the rest of the state will pull it down.

But I still support the legislation! Good luck!

"Why should gay and lesbian emotionally challenged individuals have more rights and freedoms than the rest of the american people? These laws are very damaging to everyone's rights and discrimination is only a figment of their imagination and self guilt for their unnatural lifestyles. They use their guilt as a crutch to blame others for what they are ashamed of. "
"lose more rights" did you mean "Buttars"??
NUMBER ONE: we will not have "MORE RIGHTS". we will have ONE MORE right that we currently do not have.
NUMBER TWO: it was determined at some point in the 70s we are not mentally ill.
NUMBER THREE: WE ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST!! who are you kidding? ( utahrez: please!)
To reference a quote I recently found in QSalt Lake..
why you just might win the "best looking rear in logic pants award!!"

dear "landlord" do tell what amazing amount of tenant rights you speak of that Utah tenants have, period!
I'm sure your tenant was feeling the "too many laws on his side" when he slipped on the rent for ONE MONTH and you began eviction. That sure sounds like far too much leniency for tenants!!

Let's face it - there are people on both sides that take it to the extreme - there always will be those homosexuals that will flaunt it in public and there are those that are intolerant (both sides). Your orientation should be a private thing - the public doesn't need to know and most don't care if you keep it low key. So please folks - everyone - keep you sexual activities (all types)in the bedroom or your private places.

Of course you are ok with the current anti-discrimation laws, they cover you.