Lawmakers rejected a bill that would have prohibited housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The House Commerce Committee voted 13-5 today against the measure, which was the first in a package of gay rights bills proposed for consideration this session. The proposed bill would have amended the Louisiana Equal Housing Opportunity Act by adding sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and marital status as Protected classes: http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/ea72346462734ca7b6f7959765dd35e7/LA--Gay-Rights-Housing/
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