Friday, August 22, 2014

Needs To Do More Than Talk

Does this mean that the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) has a chance to pass next year or is it just election year politicking?

New York’s CBS Ch 2 reports that,
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling on the state to outlaw discrimination against transgender people, saying gender identity and expression should be included in the state’s civil rights law alongside race, religion and disability.

In a letter to the Empire State Pride Agenda [see below] dated Tuesday, Cuomo said transgender people face significant discrimination, citing surveys that show three-fourths of transgender New Yorkers experience workplace harassment or mistreatment.

“It is not who we are as New Yorkers to permit this type of pervasive discrimination to continue,” he said. “New York is a place where our differences are celebrated.”
If he felt that way why didn’t he push it through this year? To get the bill through the Senate it is going to take some political arm twisting and not just standing on the sidelines cheering them on.




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