Thurmond, West Virginia has become the smallest town in the United States to pass an order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Thurmond, West Virginia has become the smallest town in the United States to pass an order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, reports WVPV.
In a unanimous vote on Monday night, Thurmond's five residents approved employment, housing and public accommodation protections to a new town-wide Human Rights Act.
Andrew Schneider, Executive Director of statewide advocacy group Fairness WV, said the Thurmond ordinance is stronger than current protections in West Virginia's Human Rights Act.
Although attempts to extend protections have failed in the West Virginia Legislature for years, towns including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, Athens, and Harpers Ferry have adopted similar ordinances banning discrimination against LGBT people.
Despite progress, politicians around the United States continue attempts to repeal non-discrimination orders.
