DART board votes down transgender protections, will consider them again in June
May 25th, 2010
http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2010/05/25/dart-board-votes-down-transgender-protections-will-consider-them-again-in-june/DART's board of directors voted 6-5 tonight against adding transgender protections to the agency's nondiscrimination policy, according to Rafael McDonnell, a spokesman for Resource Center Dallas who attended the meeting.
McDonnell said the DART board, acting as the committee of the whole, initially voted 6-5 to approve the proposal to add gender identity to DART's nondiscrimination policy. But then one board member, Pamela Dunlop Gates of Dallas, switched her vote and asked DART attorneys to clarify definitions for "gender identity" and "genetic information," another proposed addition to the policy.
McDonnell said Tuesday's vote means the proposal must come back to the committee of the whole in June, after the attorneys come up with definitions. If approved by the committee of the whole, the proposal would then go to the regular board at a later date. McDonnell said a DART staff member characterized Tuesday's negative vote to him as a "speed bump" or "a hiccup."
