With Question 1, Nevada passes most inclusive states equal rights amendment in nation

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(Photo by Peter Keegan/Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Nevadans said “yes” to codifying equal rights in the state constitution, unofficial election results show.Question 1 asked voters to add to the state constitution language that people can not be discriminated against based on “race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, ancestry, or national origin.”That makes it the most inclusive of all state-level Equal Rights Amendments, say advocates.No other state has explicitly prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, according to Nnedi Stephens, the campaign manager for Nevadans for Equal Rights, which advocated for Question 1.Opponents argued that the amendment failed to protect the “religious liberties of individuals who hold traditional views on marriage and gender and want to live according to those values” and could set a legal justification for taxpayer-funded abortions in the state.Nevada law guarantees the right to an abortion, But the Hyde Amendement prevents federal funds to be used for elective abortions and while states can use funds to offset the costs for abortions, Nevada isn’t one."

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