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By Leigh Jones

Houston voters soundly defeated an ordinance that would have made gender identity and sexual orientation protected classes, a measure opponents said would trample privacy and religious liberty rights.

The measure gained national attention after outgoing Houston Mayor Annise Parker went toe-to-toe with the city’s diverse religious community over the ordinance. Opponents said it would allow men to use women’s restroom and locker room facilities and prevent businesses from setting policies that best met their customers’ needs.

Parker’s fight with the pastors started with a rejected petition drive and went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court. The state’s top justices ordered the city to let voters decide the ordinance’s fate.

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