Massachusetts House approves transgender rights bilhttp://www.wcvb.com/news/house-to-debate-transgender-bill-after-baker-pledges-to-sign/39820320WCVB/PDATED 7:33 PM EDT Jun 01, 2016
"BOSTON —A bill that would bar discrimination against transgender people in public accommodations and allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with the gender they identify with won overwhelming approval in the Democratic-controlled Massachusetts House on Wednesday.
Its passage comes a day after Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said he would sign the House version, which includes language that targets false claims of gender identity, bill if it reaches his desk. The bill must now be reconciled with a Senate version, which does not include that language.
The 116-36 House vote, following several hours of debate on the highly charged issue, was greeted with loud and sustained applause from supporters who had filled the House gallery to capacity."
