Missouri City Repeals LGBT Protections

Residents in Springfield, Missouri, voted Tuesday to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance that extends protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. With all votes counted, about 51.4 percent voted to overturn the city council’s ordinance, compared to the 48.6 who wanted to keep it. The city council passed the anti-discrimination ordinance, aimed at shielding the LGBT community in jobs, housing, and public accommodations, in October in a 6-3 vote. Challengers to the ordinance collected enough signatures to force the council to either repeal the measure or put it to a vote.