The law was meant to deter states from enacting discriminatory laws. But since it was first adopted in 2016, the list of states on The City’s no-fly list has expanded to 30.
Citing its futility, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors fully repealed a policy Tuesday that prohibits city-funded travel and business in states that discriminate against LGBTQ people, limit access to abortion, or attempt to suppress voters.
“It's not achieving the goal we want to achieve,” said Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, a gay man and the sponsor of Tuesday’s legislation repealing 12X. The law was narrower when it was adopted in 2016, applying only to states determined to pass laws that discriminate against LGBTQ people. In 2019, the board expanded the policy to include states with policies that limit access to abortion before fetal viability. Then, in 2021, it moved to include states that adopt voter suppression laws.
Ex // Top Stories The video store that outlasted Netflix On Noe Valley’s main commercial street, Video Wave is still renting movies six days a week, outlasting Netflix's DVD service. For example, a gay city employee could be barred from attending a conference in the liberal bastion of Austin, Texas, because of that state’s laws. Or, a Black-owned business just over the border in Nevada could be ineligible for a city contract simply because of the policies put in place by its state legislature.
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