decidedlyodd

Just a few hours ago, the Washington state Senate passed HB 2661, which adds sexual orientation to the list of criteria that cannot be used for discrimination in things like housing and employment. Apparently, various versions of the bill have been brought up for about 30 years, but always voted down. Most notably, there was a flap the last time the bill was up for a vote. Microsoft had thrown its support behind the bill, only to change its stance to neutral then back to favoring it before the vote. This time, MS came out in favor of it from the start and did not back down when certain religious groups threatened a boycott of MS products. The governor has said she will sign the bill, so the big hurdle of passage has been overcome.

It’s definitely a nice time to have just moved to Washington…