Before the city of Lenexa takes any action on a potential non-discrimination ordinance to create legal protections for LGBTQ residents and employees, the city council is waiting to see what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on three civil rights cases.
While other cities in northeast Johnson County have adopted nondiscrimination ordinances to provide protections for LGBTQ individuals, the Lenexa council in March decided to wait and see if Kansas legislators would adopt a state bill to provide those protections.
Instead, the council passed a resolution supporting diversity, inclusion and equality in the city and amending the city’s state and federal legislative platforms to support legislation that promotes equality.
The Supreme Court announced in April that it will hear arguments on three cases that would determine if Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender or transitioning status. The council decided this week that it will now wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on these cases before taking action.
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