Connecticut to consider trans discrimination law

[Shana A]

January 7, 2009
Connecticut to consider trans discrimination law

http://www.gaypolitics.com/2009/01/07/connecticut-to-consider-trans-discrimination-law/

liesegangTransgender people may gain equal protection under Connecticut's anti-discrimination laws if a proposal, to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session, becomes law. The proposed law would prevent workplace, housing and financial discrimination.

More than a dozen states have similar laws on the books, including California, Illinois, Maine and Massachusetts.

"We feel good," said Jerimarie Liesegang, head of the Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition told The Hartford Courant. "We've done the groundwork, we've done the education and we know we have the votes."