Have protection for trans-people and the hold out state is New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state unless you’re trans. However, maybe a small crack that is opening up.
The press grabbed hold of the moniker the “Bathroom Bill” and ran with it. The opposition used fear mongering to the hilt, everyone who talked about the bill used it instead of the bill’s title “Prohibiting Gender Identity Discrimination.” The defeat was so through that no one has tried to introduce another bill. So it should be interesting if this ordinance gains traction.
Taking a stand for transgender rights in PortsmouthIn 2009 the non-discrimination bill suffered a crushing defeat that the community is still reeling from; in the Senate no one voted in favor of the bill (24-0), not even its sponsors.
Splaine: Council should adopt resolution to prohibit discrimination
Sea Coast Online
By Charles McMahon
February 27, 2014
If Portsmouth is indeed the "City of the Open Door," then it should embrace adopting a nondiscrimination policy for transgender individuals, said Assistant Mayor Jim Splaine.
"I want to make sure the 'City of the Open Door' has a welcome mat for all residents and visitors," Splaine said. "There's nothing more important than the way we treat one another."
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Splaine, along with other advocates for transgender nondiscrimination, made the assertion Wednesday in front of the Seacoast Media Group editorial board.
The press grabbed hold of the moniker the “Bathroom Bill” and ran with it. The opposition used fear mongering to the hilt, everyone who talked about the bill used it instead of the bill’s title “Prohibiting Gender Identity Discrimination.” The defeat was so through that no one has tried to introduce another bill. So it should be interesting if this ordinance gains traction.
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