a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:990:"<span style="font-size: larger;">Adding sexual orientation to a city anti-discrimination law in Holland Michigan has become an election year issue as both sides seek to defend their positions after the city council voted 5-4 in 2011 to not add language to make gays a protected class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Gay rights groups across the state believe a victory&nbsp; in such a conservative community as Holland could be a turning point in their movement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For an article on the battle in Holland on Gay rights click on the following link:</span><br />
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