Discrimination against citizens because of their sexual
orientation or their youth is just as unfair as discrimination
based on race, religion or gender. Access to housing, hotels,
theaters and restaurants should be equal to all, as a matter of
plain fairness. The Palm Beach County Commission recognized this
truth in passing an ordinance protecting homosexuals, unmarried
couples and young people from discrimination in renting or
buying housing and in public accommodations. The ordinance also
bans discrimination based on race, religion, gender, ethnic
origin or disability, but it was the protection of gays that
generated opposition and demands for a countywide referendum on
the issue. No other Florida county protects homosexuals against
housing discrimination. In the 1970s, Dade County passed a
similar ordinance but it was repealed in a voter referendum
after a bitter fight. A Broward County effort to revise the
human rights law to protect homosexuals is more complicated. The
Broward law was adopted through th