Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is meeting with gay rights advocacy groups Tuesday for the first time since saying he opposes providing legal protections for gay and transgender people, reports the AP.
Equality Utah, a gay rights advocacy group, plans to tell the governor why they believe the current laws are inadequate and unfair.
A few weeks following his inauguration, Herbert said he didn't think it should be illegal to discriminate against someone for being gay or transgender.
In Utah, it's currently legal to fire someone or evict them from housing for being gay. Herbert contends that discriminating against gay people is wrong - but says there's no need for a law to prevent it.
Herbert took office in mid-August after Jon Huntsman resigned to become U.S. ambassador to China.
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