Asking Why

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 11:59 am

Chris Sanders asks why sexual orientation was left out of a recent bill seeking diversity in Metro contracters:

Other local governments have supplier diversity initiatives that include the GLBT community.  Even the U.S. Department of the Interior signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce on supplier diversity.  The second reason given is that GLBT community leaders didn’t ask for an addition to the bill.  Strictly speaking, that is true, but I think it’s also fair to ask whether any Metro officials thought to include our community and if not, then why not?

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