HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s mayor says the fight is not over in the wake of a defeat by voters of an ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people.
The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was soundly rejected Tuesday by a vote of 61 percent to 39 percent. The defeat came after a nearly 18-month battle in the nation’s fourth-largest city that spawned rallies, legal fights and accusations of both religious intolerance and demonization of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Mayor Annise Parker, who is gay and championed the ordinance, told supporters Tuesday evening they had not seen the last of the measure.
Still, its future looks uncertain, as a new mayor and city council will take over next year.
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