FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Anna Núñez, [email protected], 713-325-7010 (office); 713-857-9160 (cell)
Kevin Nix, [email protected], 202-431-5796
HOUSTON - Following tonight's event sponsored by opponents of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) at the Hilton Post Oak, Pastor Rudy Rasmus, senior pastor at St. John's Church, issued the following statement:
“We thought tonight’s gathering was to oppose Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance, but the group instead began raising issues that aren’t even on the ballot. All of us care about privacy and safety in bathrooms and nothing in HERO changes that. But the question on the ballot is simple: Do Houstonians support treating others as they wish to be treated? I submit to you most of us believe we are all God’s children and deserve protection from discrimination – no matter someone’s race, religion, gender identity, veterans status or sexual orientation."
Houston Unites is the coalition working to elevate the diversity of voices supporting HERO. The leading coalition partners include: ACLU of Texas, Equality Texas, Freedom For All Americans, Human Rights Campaign, NAACP Houston Branch and Texas Freedom Network.
