Gender Identity
This week the city of Laramie approved city order 1915 which will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and access to public facilities.
There are no religious exemptions in the order and this order has criminal penalties for violation of fines up to $750 or a jail sentence of up to 6 months or both.
It passed on its third reading by a margin of 7-2. Clearly this was an end run attempt by the LGBT lobby due to its humiliation by the Wyoming legislature this session. Ironically, the Laramie press called this order a “righting of Wrongs.”
I would strongly urge all you parents to take a hard look at whether sending your children to the University of Wyoming as students is wise.
Not only is the city of Laramie wholeheartedly embracing this agenda but also the University is on the cutting edge of this movement. The campus even houses a “Rainbow Resource center” to advocate for this sinful lifestyle on campus. This resource has a web presence and exists with the blessing of the Dean’s office.
I would encourage you to read about it on the official web site of the University.
As these anti-discrimination orders take effect in our nation, it is creating havoc in communities. Just this week, Deseret News ran a story about a circumstance that has arisen due to Utah’s recent move to pass nondiscrimination legislation.
Recently, three males who identify as women applied to live in off-campus housing at the University of Utah. Understandably, in all three cases, the women and their parents ‘freaked out’ and did not want their daughters sharing living space with someone who is male, even though they identify as female, said Paul Smith of the Utah Apartment Association.
Not only is this state sanctioning of sin and offense to God, but it is also creating hardship and carnage amongst societies most vulnerable. Again, I would strongly urge you to look seriously at solid Christian Universities for your children. I know our states Hathaway money and other perks make it highly attractive to use the state system- but at what price?
Counting my blessings, Tim
