Massachusetts to the bathroom police: screw you. We're protecting transgender people.

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  1. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member

    Whoa!

    Massachusetts to the bathroom police: screw you. We're protecting transgender people. - Vox

    "Massachusetts is taking a different approach: Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday signed into law a civil rights measure that protects trans people from discrimination based on gender identity in public accommodations. That means trans people are now protected in restaurants, hotels, public bathrooms, and other places that serve the public."

    "That Massachusetts is moving to change this is remarkable given the current political climate. For one, Baker is a Republican — and his party has not been friendly to LGBTQ rights. But more broadly, the nation is caught up in a debate about trans people using the bathroom that matches their gender identity — a debate that has stopped LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws in North Carolina and Houston, Texas. So Massachusetts is really going against the grain, showing that the fight for LGBTQ rights is far, far from over."
     

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