Jacksonville is a city that’s always growing – but sometimes it’s easy to lose track of how far we’ve come. To help add some perspective, we’ve compiled a list of 15 things that Jacksonville didn’t have just 15 years ago – but that we do have now!
After a lengthy fight, city council voted to expand the city’s human rights ordinance to include protection against workplace discrimination for LGBTQ+ residents.
The HRO expansion drew widespread support from both residents and local businesses. It marked a major step forward for LGBTQ+ rights in Jacksonville, a city that toes the borderline between young progressives and “the old guard.”
It’s hard to imagine such a major step forward being allowed to happen here fifteen years ago.
