City Council passes unanimous resolution in support of transgender rights
by Brandon Simes
Bay Windows Contributor
Wednesday May 5, 2010
http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=community&sc=community_guide&sc2=news&sc3=&id=105383The Boston City Council this afternoon unanimously passed a resolution supporting An Act Relative to Gender-based Discrimination and Hate Crimes (S. 1687/H. 1728). The resolution was sponsored by At-Large City Councilor Ayanna Pressley and co-sponsored by fellow At-Large Councilor John Connolly.
"The crass political demagoguery of our transgender friends and neighbors needs to end and I urge the Legislature to take action on this important piece of legislation as soon as possible," said Pressley. "Bigotry and intolerance have no place in our society and it is unfathomable that Massachusetts, long a bastion of individual rights and liberties, would allow any class of its citizens to live in fear of harassment or reprisals."
