§ 2-397. Definitions.  


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  • As used in this article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:

    Discrimination or discriminate shall mean without limitation, any act which, because of age, color, disability, education, familial status, gender expression, gender identity, height, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or weight results in the unequal treatment or separation of any person, or denies, prevents, limits, adversely affects the benefit or enjoyment of any person, of employment, ownership, or occupancy of real property, or public accommodations and public services.

    Gender expression shall be defined as a gender-based appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual, regardless of the individual's assigned sex at birth.

    Gender identity shall be defined as an individual's internal sense of their own sex and a defining component of sex.

    Sexual orientation shall mean, emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions, or the absence thereof, to people. Sexual orientation also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions.

(Ord. No. 2018-11, § 2, 9-17-2018)