Why Can't Mayor John Giles Come Out For LGBTQ Non-Discrimination?? Kicking-The-Can Down The Road Again?

Time-and-time again Giles has said "it's the right thing to do" here in Mesa, delaying action until after last year's election - nothing happened to get it in front of the Mesa City Council to get the Non-Discrimination Ordinance approved -  so why can't he exercise the leadership skills to do it?
Once elected to public office, officials have the duty to serve the public interests - not narrowly-defined religious principles whose adherents are obligated to obey the chain-of-command for faithful followers . . albeit with some fractures. 

Many elected local officials  and state legislators here in Mesa, have been bishops and presidents in LDS wards and stakes who have "received callings" to elected office, carrying with them the heavy baggage of the dictates of their religion to civil governance. Equality for all and human rights gets left by-the-wayside when they're caught in the middle of "Do What You're Told To Do" or "Do What's Right".
It's a struggle to say the least, with John Giles and other fellow Mormons not getting on the same page too soon.
Or that's what the following article by Andrew Nicola seems to say in a narrative, where the AZ State Legislature can't even get to "a hearing" of the issue at hand: thanks to the opposition of Eddie Farnsworth. . .

 . . . while Giles gets a good feature with this quotation:  

The idea that civil rights are only for certain classes of people and not for everyone seems obviously wrong to me
Well then, John  > Take action to Fix It!
It's more than an idea

Bill to bar discrimination against LGBT people can't get a hearing

Andrew Nicla, The Republic | azcentral.com Published 2:35 p.m. MT Feb. 9, 2018 | Updated 3:08 p.m. MT Feb. 9, 2018

For the first time ever, a proposal to protect LGBT people from discrimination in Arizona has gained support from a Republican in the Legislature, along with GOP municipal leaders.

But that doesn't appear to be enough to get a hearing at the Capitol.

The bill, HB 2586, would amend Arizona’s anti-discrimination laws to make it illegal to fire someone from a job, deny them housing or refuse them service because they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Phoenix, Tempe, Flagstaff, Sedona, Chandler and Tucson have such protections, but there is no statewide law.

The bill has one more chance to get a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee next week prior to a deadline to hear proposals, but Chairman Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, R-Gilbert, said he would "probably not" grant it because he disagreed with the proposal.

The sponsor of the bill, Rep. Daniel Hernandez, D-Tucson, said if it were to get a hearing, he believes it would be a close vote that would not necessarily fall along party lines.

"We're not saying we want special treatment for the LGBTQ community, we're saying we want an even playing field so that all people are able to be treated fairly and equally so that they can compete in the marketplace for jobs," Hernandez said.

He said this year's effort is one step in a long process to gain the support of the majority of the Legislature — or at least get a hearing — and that he will continue to advocate for it as long as he's in office.

One of his major obstacles is the Center for Arizona Policy, a conservative group that pushes "religious freedom" bills, among other things, and generally opposes gay rights issues. Hernandez' bill seeks to fix something that has not been proven to be a problem in the state, they say.

Many Republican members of the Legislature vote in accordance with the organization's stances.

Source: AZ Central