Cleveland Council Poised To Vote Soon On Transgender Restroom Bill

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Cleveland Council Poised To Vote Soon On Transgender Restroom Bill

https://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/cleveland-council-poised-to-vote-soon-on-transgender-restroo?utm_term=.vvoEGAogM#.mokjp2PDO

BuzzFeed
Dominic Holden
June 2, 2016

The Cleveland City Council could vote as soon as Monday on legislation that would protect transgender people's right to use restrooms that match their gender identity in restaurants, theaters, and other places of public accommodation, Council President Kevin Kelley told BuzzFeed News.

In doing so, Ohio's second-largest city could wade into a scorching national debate over transgender rights, risking the same sort of backlash unleashed on cities that passed similar ordinances recently — and then had those ordinances repealed by opponents.
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