Ocala council drops change to "gender neutral" language in charter after public outcry - Central Florida News
5 hours ago by Joe Byrnes (WMFE) Play Audio Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. An attempt to update the Ocala City Charter with non-gender-specific language failed under a barrage of public opposition Tuesday night. The changes were seen as “a slippery slope” tied to unisex bathrooms and transgender kids. The charter has words like “policeman” instead of “police officer” and “he” for the city manager — even though a woman ...
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