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Sarasota News Leader October 11, 2013 Page 38 called attention to discriminatory language in documents approved by residents of Casa Di Amici, a Venice condominium complex. The rules allowed only married couples and individuals to buy condos, in effect banning gay and lesbian couples. Nowak has now spoken in front of the commission four times, but she received zero response till Tuesday, when Chairwoman Carolyn Mason finally agreed to meet with Nowak about the human rights proposal. Mason's staff reached out to Nowak to set While the condo complex board this week up a meeting next Thursday, Nowak tells the officially voted to eliminate that language, News Leader. which was added inadvertently, Nowak has spoken repeatedly at County Commission In August, Nowak vowed to the News Leader meetings to ask the board to pass a human that she would speak at every commisrights ordinance to prevent such discrimina- sion meeting in South County till the board tion. The Cities of Sarasota and Venice protect took action on the human rights ordinance. residents against discrimination based on Whatever happens at next week's meeting age, disability, gender, marital status, national with Mason, Nowak says she won't back origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran status, but the county down: "My intent is to keep pressing until something happens." % does not offer all those protections. Commissioner Christine Robinson directs a question to advocate Ken Shelin while he is at the podium. Photo by Rachel Hackney