This Is The Most Confusing Sentence Ever

Also, the idea it conveys is totally whack.

Is this paragraph single sentence the most difficult thing to read since Beowulf or what?

The former lawmaker speculated that BlueCross' move may stem from what he says was a backlash from national gay organizations this spring after the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a Fowler-generated bill that banned cities from enacting ordinances banning anti-gay discrimination by local government-contractors.

Sorry, what? Ignore first half, which is all he-said/she-said drivel. Just look at the main clause:

...the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed a Fowler-generated bill that banned cities from enacting ordinances banning anti-gay discrimination by local government-contractors.

Ok, so the bill is passed. What does the bill do, exactly? Look at the last quarter:

...banned cities from enacting ordinances banning anti-gay discrimination by local government-contractors.

One more time (emphasis my own):

...banned cities from enacting ordinances banning anti-gay discrimination...

Just to be clear, this law says that anti-gay discrimination is OK, as long as it's a local goverment contractor holding them down.


Huh?


So gays need basic human rights, which would normally be afforded to them by...the government. But this bill says that city governments can't tell their privatized affiliates to be nice to the gays.

The subtext of the story is as follows:
1. Don't work for city government if you plan to disclose your sexuality.
2. Don't disclose your sexuality.
3. Don't be gay.

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From Wikipedia: Twelve states, over one hundred local governments, and the District of Columbia^[6] have passed statutes that forbid discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; also, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act will allegedly make sexuality a protected class, but this bill has yet to pass Congress.

• That act will apply to "civilian, nonreligious employers with at least 15 employees"