Mayor Lenny Curry has scheduled three “community conversations” to discuss discrimination.
During his campaign and since being elected, Curry hasn’t directly answered whether he supported an ordinance that would add sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression to protected groups.
In 2012, City Council defeated a Human Right Ordinance that would have protected those groups from discrimination.
Instead, Curry has said he’s against discrimination and that he would lead the discussion about the issue.
Curry said in a news release Friday he is committed to “learning more to determine local solutions that address local needs.”
The schedule is:
• Supporting the needs and well-being of families, 6 p.m., Nov. 17, Florida State College at Jacksonville Downtown Campus, 501 W. State St.
• Religious freedoms, thoughts and beliefs, 6 p.m., Dec. 3, Edward Waters College Milne Auditorium, 1658 Kings Road.
• Understanding the law and its effects on business, 6 p.m., Dec. 15, Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, 2800 University Blvd. N.