MADISON – Wisconsin’s leadership as the first state to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment and housing marks its 40th anniversary this year.
To honor the occasion and celebrate Pride Month, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority are co-hosting a panel featuring former Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore David Clarenbach, who authored the groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation. The hybrid event will be held Monday, June 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at WHEDA’s training center, 908 E. Main Street, 53703. Register for the free, public event in person or online.
“I knew I was gay from my high school days and also knew that I wanted to be involved in public service,” said Clarenbach, who served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1974 to 1993. “Although my legislative colleagues on both sides of the aisle made no issue of my orientation, it was clear that other LGBTQ community members faced significant barriers and lacked legal protections. With bipartisan support, Gov. Lee Dreyfus signed AB-70 on Feb. 25, 1982. The measure amended Wisconsin’s Fair Employment Law and we became the first state to protect people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, housing, and public accommodations.”
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