MA Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill Hearing July 14
“An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes” (H. 1728/S. 1687) will be heard by Massachusetts’ Joint Committee on the Judiciary next Tuesday, July 14. This bill will give all Massachusetts citizens equal protection under state law regardless of gender identity or expression. In doing so it will send a clear message that all citizens of the Commonwealth should be able to work, go to school, and live without fear.
Contact your legislators today and ask them to support this important bill.
GLAD is part of a statewide coalition working to pass this legislation. Key supporters include Governor Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC), the Massachusetts chapter of the National Organization of Women (MassNOW), and Jane Doe, the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
A similar bill was sent out for study after its Judiciary Committee hearing last year. It was re-introduced this year in the House by Representative Carl Sciortino and Representative Byron Rushing and in the Senate by Senator Benjamin Downing.
Watch the video - Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People
Read The Time is Now for Transgender Rights: An Update on Transgender Rights Legislation Across New England