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He knows there’s no place like home.
Some politicians have flip-flopped, but Sanders has been steadfast in his support: As mayor of Burlington in the 1980s, he implemented an ordinance that banned anti-gay housing discrimination.
“It is my very strong view that a society which proclaims human freedom as its goal, as the United States does, must work unceasingly to end discrimination against all people,” he declared.
“I am happy to say that this past year, in Burlington, we have made some important progress by adopting an ordinance which prohibits discrimination in housing. This law will give legal protection not only to welfare recipients, and families with children, the elderly and the handicapped — but to the gay community as well.”
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