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Last night the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community witnessed a victory in Green Bay. The Green Bay City Council voted 9-2 to postpone indefinitely a resolution brought by Alderman Shae Sortwell to join Wisconsin Family Action's lawsuit challenging the statewide domestic partnership registry.
In an act of bullying and retribution, Sortwell's resolution emerged following a request made for domestic partner health care coverage by David Fowles, a City of Green Bay Department of Public Works employee.
Fair Wisconsin refuses to allow Sortwell to bully brave LGBT people who dare to stand up for basic protections. The work we did to inform and rally our Green Bay supporters resulted in approximately 100 people attending to register their opposition and speak out against Sortwell’s discriminatory measure.
"We are pleased that the City Council saw fit to postpone this unfortunate and ill-advised resolution," commented Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Katie Belanger. “The outpouring of opposition to this measure was overwhelming and we were proud to stand with so many LGBT and allied residents of Green Bay to stop this attempt to strip basic protections from caring and committed same-sex couples.”
In an act of bullying and retribution, Sortwell's resolution emerged following a request made for domestic partner health care coverage by David Fowles, a City of Green Bay Department of Public Works employee.
Fair Wisconsin refuses to allow Sortwell to bully brave LGBT people who dare to stand up for basic protections. The work we did to inform and rally our Green Bay supporters resulted in approximately 100 people attending to register their opposition and speak out against Sortwell’s discriminatory measure.
"We are pleased that the City Council saw fit to postpone this unfortunate and ill-advised resolution," commented Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Katie Belanger. “The outpouring of opposition to this measure was overwhelming and we were proud to stand with so many LGBT and allied residents of Green Bay to stop this attempt to strip basic protections from caring and committed same-sex couples.”
By postponing the resolution indefinitely, the City Council took no formal action on the measure and it can be brought forward again. Fair Wisconsin will continue to monitor the situation in Green Bay and is prepared to continue opposing further measures by Sortwell and others like him that bully and discriminate against LGBT people.
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