Student government at UW has voiced their collective opinion that businesses in Laramie should not be allowed to discriminate against LGBT customers.
Senate resolution no. 2459 supports Laramie city council ordinance no. 1914 that prohibits discrimination.
ASUW vice president Ricardo Lind-Gonzalez said that the bill drives UW as well as the city of Laramie to pass a non-discrimination ordinance to prohibit businesses and other entities to discriminate on basis such as sex, gender, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
“The resolution is talking about urging the University of Wyoming and the city of Laramie to pass the non-discrimination ordinance, basically states that businesses and other entities basically are not able to discriminate based on the appearance or race, sex, color or any of that,” Lind-Gonzalez said.
Senate resolution no. 2459 reads, “ASUW believes that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity limits and interferes with civil rights of not only UW students, staff and faculty, but all of Laramie residents.”
Victor Hernandez, one of the 11 senators representing the college of arts and sciences, said he voted yes on the resolution because he believes everyone should have equal rights regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity and sexual orientation.
Hernandez said, “I feel everybody is a human being, I feel that everybody should have the same rights as everybody, it comes down to basic human nature.”
Hernandez said passing this senate resolution would benefit LGBTQ community in getting employed.
“The bill makes sure that there would be no discrimination against sexual orientation and that means the LGBTQ will not be afraid to come out and say, hey I’m LGBTQ and make it easier for them to find a job,” Hernandez said.
