The assumption is that all Americans enjoy the same basic rights. That assumption is wrong.
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I'm fortunate to live in a city where, even though the state does not protect gay workers' rights, the local council has. The Fairness Ordinance in Lexington was very controversial, but needed. I know several people who lost jobs simply because of their sexual orientation. And that's just one basic right: there's a whole slew of others that simply aren't available to everyone. Gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people don't want special rights. They just want to be treated like people. People with the same aspirations, people with families, people who pay taxes, who contribute to society, and who get precious little out of it because of intolerance that is ingrained in our system.
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