LITTLE ROCK — Officials in Arkansas' most populous county and one of its most popular tourist destinations are considering prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, expanding the pushback against a new state law criticized as anti-gay.
A member of the Hot Springs city board said Tuesday she's proposing prohibiting the city and its vendors from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. A member of Pulaski County's quorum court said he's drafting a similar anti-discrimination ordinance.
The proposals are modeled after a measure approved by Little Rock last week and are aimed at challenging a state law intended to prevent local governments from extending anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community.