In the News
KSNT - Topeka, "Manhattan Discrimination Ordinance Petition"
March 8, 2011
"Awaken Manhattan started drafting the petition soon after the ordinance was passed. The group is hoping to get over 1,400 signatures before March 31st..." Read the full article and watch the video >
KMAN, "Manhattan City Commissioners pass discrimination ordinance"
Feb. 9, 2011
"...The commission voted to pass the ordinance on a 3-2 vote, making Manhattan the second city in the state to protect classes of people based on their sexual orientation..." Read the full article >
KSNT - Topeka, "Manhattan Discrimination Ordinance Passed"
Feb. 8, 2011
KSNT - Topeka, "Christian and gay rights groups clash over discrimination bill"
Feb. 8, 2011
"Christian and LGBT groups went head-to-head today on discrimination legislation. The bill in question would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity..." Read the full article and watch the video >
Manhattan Mercury, "Sexual orientation/gender identity ordinance leads list of the year's biggest news"
Jan. 2, 2011
"The City Commission's December approval of a sexual orientation and gender identity ordinance ranked as the biggest local news story of 2010, according to a vote of Mercury editors and staff members..." Read the full article >
KSNT - Topeka, "Manhattan Discrimination Ordinance Debate"
Dec. 8, 2010
"Tuesday night, Manhattan city commissioners discussed the city's proposed changes to its discrimination ordinance. Manhattan City Commissioner Loren Pepperd said, 'I can't support it and I don't think the city even knows how to write it.'...." Read the full article and watch the two videos >
Manhattan Mercury, "Commissioners vote to add gender identity, sexual orientation to policy"
Dec. 8, 2010
"After many hours and much discussion, commissioners passed the first reading of a proposed amendment to the city's discrimination ordinance that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes at Tuesday's legislative meeting..." Read the full article >
CBN News, "Kansas Town Proposes Anti-Gay Discrimination Law"
Dec. 6, 2010
"Manhattan, Kan., the home of Kansas State University, is one step closer to approving special protections for the gay and transgendered community. If the measure is passed, the law would be the strictest in the nation..." Read the full article >
CBN News, "Special Rights for Gays"
Dec. 6, 2010
K-State Collegian, "Two groups voice opinions on ordinance motivates two community groups to speak up"
Dec. 2, 2010
"Pastors, religious activists and Manhattan community members gathered in the ballroom of the K-State Student Union on Wednesday night to pray, sing and rally against an ordinance proposing non-discrimination regulations for members of all sexual orientations and gender identities. According to organizers, the event, entitled Awaken Manhattan, was meant to provide guidance to lawmakers as they continue to debate and craft the details of the potential new ordinance..." Read the full article >
K-State Collegian, "City debates sexual orientation ordinance"
Aug. 26, 2010
"Tuesday's city commission meeting provided such in-depth and controversial debate that it required this second Collegian article..." Read the full article >
