Alaska fishing town rejects inclusivity measure
The Homer City Council on Monday night voted 5-1 against the measure, which was aimed at affirming Homer's commitment to inclusion amid national concerns about the treatment of immigrants, religious groups, the LGBTQ community and others.
In an interview Tuesday, council member Donna Aderhold said the resolution's wording was unclear and that people took their own message from it.
The resolution stated that Homer would resist any efforts to profile "vulnerable populations" and reject any expressions of fear and hate.
The resolution had been softened from an earlier draft, which was posted online, that said President Donald Trump took power without a popular mandate, and he had stated a "disregard" for the First Amendment.