Houston Pastors Want Mayor Annise Parker to Rescind Non Bias Order

Last week you'll recall Houston Mayor Annise Parker issued one of nation's "most comprehensive" executive orders protecting LGBT municipal employees. A coalition of Houston pastors want the mayor to rescind the recent sweeping anti-discrimination order.

The pastor's problem: The city's "openly gay mayor" has now "opened women's restrooms  to cross-dressing men", claims the Christian Post.

"The latter order [gender identity] as it specifically states, covers hiring, contracting and/or access to City facilities and programs/activities. And this, Houston clergymen say, will open women’s restrooms to men, among other results. 'Forcing women in particular using city facilities to be subjected to cross-dressing men invading their privacy is beyond the pale and offensive to every standard of decency,' said Pastor Steve Riggle, senior pastor of Grace Community Church and an Executive Committee member of the Houston Area Pastor Council (HAPC). 'This is not only morally wrong it exposes the city and therefore the taxpayers to endless litigation and expenses,' added Pastor Hernan Castano, senior pastor of Iglesia Rios de Aceite and a member of the HAPC Executive Committee. 'It is irresponsible and indefensible.' Notably, however, supporters of the executive order are insisting that it remains unlawful for men to go into the women’s restroom.

It's always the bathrooms, isn't it?

The Houston Chronicle correctly n otes the executive order applies only to city employees and not the public at-large. FOX 26 in its report does not.

 

Comments

[Diva1961]

You are right. It is ALWAYS about the bathrooms. And most of the time it's not the women that have the problem with it. It's usually the males. I guess they want the "girls" to come into the men's room and service them. That's the only reason I think they would want to keep them out of the women's room.

[Taylor Siluwé]

Yes, its always the bathrooms - or some other hyperbole (like gay marriage leads to man/horse marriage).

Basically, its meant to rile other stupid bigots. Sadly, it often works.

[Jim]

A good pastor worth his diamond cufflinks has to keep the money flowing in some kind of way.