Ordinance 06-07

This ordinance is co-sponsored by Councilmembers Sabbagh and Sturbaum. It amends Chapter 2.21 of the Bloomington Municipal Code entitled "Department of Law" to recognize "genter identity" and to protect this class from discriminatory practices. The ordinance does this by adding "gender identity' to the list of protected classes which currently include the following: race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, and disability. The term "gender identity" is defined as "a person's acutal or perceived gender-related attributes, self image, appearance, expression or behavior, whether or not such characteristics differ from those traditionally associated with a person's assigned six at birth." This class will be subject to voluntary remediation in the same manner as a discrimination complaint based upon sexual orientation. However, in regard to both of these classes, the Commission Attorney and complainant may agree to file complaints as forms of sex discrimination if the facts of the complaint and state of the law warrant it. The ordinance also corrects two citations within Section 2.21.030 (Definitions).