National Group joins fight over gay rights

But a well-known Anchorage employment lawyer, Thomas Daniel, says he doesn’t think the initiative impinges on freedom for religious groups at all.

The initiative up for public vote would extend legal protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in Anchorage. Current law already prohibits discrimination in employment, loans, rentals, real estate deals and other activities on the basis of race, color, marital status, sex, religion, disabilities and the like. The initiative would add sexual orientation and transgender identity to the list.

The initiative made it to the ballot through petitions signed by thousands of voters.

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