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Brightly colored posters depicting gay and straight couples will appear throughout the D.C.-area Metro transit system in October as part of a new campaign by the D.C. Office of Human Rights to educate the public about the people and “traits” protected under the city’s sweeping non-discrimination law.

One of eight different non-discrimination ads scheduled to be displayed in 14 Metro stations will include cartoon-like figures of same-sex and opposite sex couples holding hands with a message stating, “You’re protected no matter whose hand you hold.”

The message adds, “DC’s non-discrimination law covers 19 traits, including sexual orientation.”

“I am often reminded by my LGBT friends in other parts of the country that we are extremely fortunate to live in a city where discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is not tolerated,” said Monica Palacio, director of the Office of Human Rights.

“Our new DC19 campaign with endearing images featuring gay and lesbian couples sends a clear message that the LGBT community in D.C. is not just protected from discrimination, but is a celebrated and welcomed community in our city.”

Other protected traits appearing in the Metro system ads include age, color, national origin, race, religion, and sex, according to an Office of Human Rights statement.