The city of Grand Forks' law forbidding city government from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity was passed by the City Council Monday.
All council members except Terry Bjerke voted "yes" on the law's final reading.
It's the first such law passed by a city in North Dakota. Council member Bret Weber said he's "proud" of the council's action. Council President Hal Gershman said a friend of his from out of state told him that Grand Forks has gained respect in the friend's heart.
Bjerke said he worried about "unintended consequences" of the law, citing a news story about a transgender girl who sued and won the right to use the girl's restroom at a Colorado school.
