NH Senate OKs transgender rights billBy KEVIN LANDRIGAN
New Hampshire Union Leader
May 02, 2018
http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/NH-Senate-OKs-transgender-rights-bill-05022018CONCORD — Outlawing discrimination of transgender people in New Hampshire became a virtual reality Wednesday night, with the state Senate passing the legislation and Gov. Chris Sununu's office confirming he would sign it into law.
The bipartisan 14-10 vote on the measure, HB 1319, overcame the opposition of Senate Republican leaders who wanted the issue shipped off to study for 2018.
State Sen. Dan Innis, R-New Castle, an openly gay man, said it's long past time for the 4,500 in the state who consider themselves transgender to face no bias in employment, housing and accommodation.
"I am supported by the anti-discrimination passed into law many years ago," Innis said.
"Am I better than the transgender people here? No, I am not, absolutely not. So let's give them the same protections I enjoy."
