Parkersburg WV City Council voted down a nondiscrimination ordinance that would have extended protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents during the first reading of the ordinance Tuesday evening. (Aug 8 2017) The 6-3 vote marked the first time a city has put an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance up to a vote, and voted it down, according to Andrew Schneider, executive director of Fairness West Virginia, an LGBT rights advocacy group. Visit https://www.facebook.com/FairnessPKB/ #fairnessPKB Are they not us? Are we not them? Who will you exclude? Are they not us? Are we not them? And who might choose you? The magic of every baby’s breath Speaks through me and you Tell me, what would your savior do If he were to advise you? What would he do? Are they not us? Are we not them? By T. Burge©2017 Bunj Jam Bmi