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CORALVILLE — The Coralville City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt an Equal Rights Protection resolution, meant to publicly reaffirm civil rights protection for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The resolution draws attention to Chapter 26 of Coralville City Code, also known as the Human Rights Ordinance, which was adopted in 2007. The ordinance specifically outlaws discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.

“This resolution is the way for Coralville as a city to reaffirm that every single person that lives here in Coralville or frequents Coralville deserves equal protection,” said

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