Sounds more and more that you might be the bigot in the comments section! Read the article again.

"This is a Rorschach test. We look at this and we all see different things. As a lawyer, when I look at this, I can tell you that the body of the resolution merely restates the law," said Haas.

Alaska's criminal code does not define hate crimes as a distinct offense, but a state statute does allow for the possibility of a more severe sentence if a "defendant has knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at a victim because of that person's race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental disability, ancestry or national origin." Bias due to sexual orientation is not included as an aggravating factor.

Much of the controversy stemmed from a draft resolution posted to social media, which included several clauses critical of President Donald Trump. Those clauses were removed before Monday's council meeting.

With the last paragraph the controversy!