CINCINNATI, July 28 (UPI) -- Organizers of a campaign to repeal Cincinnati's infamous anti-gay law reportedly have secured enough signatures to put the issue on the November ballot.
Opponents of Article XII filed petitions containing more than 14,000 signatures with the clerk of city council to get the charter amendment repealed in November, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
The city ordinance gained worldwide attention when it was approved by 62 percent of Cincinnati's voters 11 years ago.
Gary Wright, co-chairman of the repeal campaign, calls Article XII "an outdated law that makes it perfectly legal to fire someone ... just because they're gay."
Phil Burress, a conservative activist who's leading another petition drive for a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage is also leading the campaign to preserve Cincinnati's anti-gay ordinance.
Burress told the Enquirer the ordinance, which prohibits Cincinnati City Council from granting any anti-discrimination protection involving sexual orientation, is really about eliminating special rights for homosexuals.
