![]() "I believe if we pass it, it'll give Columbus a bad name. "I can't believe that the great city of Columbus is considering the passage of a bill of this nature," another speaker, also a preacher, shouts. You don't let a leper person in among clean people." The AIDS crisis was in full swing, exacerbating anti-gay sentiments. "They should not be forced to be hired in to spread diseases that have no cure-it's foolishness. "Homosexuality is an unclean practice," the preacher spits, his voice rising as blood rushes to his face. A preacher is the first to take the stand. Council members have agreed to hear testimony from opponents and proponents. It's 1984, and an ordinance that would bar employers from discriminating based on sexual orientation has been brought to City Hall.
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