Chong-Anna Canfora Issues Statement to Urge Lansing City Officials to Take Action in Response to Sister City’s Enforcement of Anti-Gay Laws

“Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.” – Khalil Gibran
LANSING, MI — Chong-Anna Canfora, candidate for Lansing City Council’s 4th Ward issued the following statement about the recent events in Lansing’s Sister City, St. Petersburg, Russia:
Lansing showed real leadership and showed who we are in 2006 by passing a human rights ordinance designed to protect the rights of all residents from discrimination on personal attributes, including the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.