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Action Alert: NY Senate Vote on Gender Identity Protections

Started by Butterfly, June 07, 2010, 04:58:51 PM

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June 07, 2010, 04:58:51 PM
Action Alert: NY Senate Vote on Gender Identity Protections
The Bilerico Project
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
June 7, 2010 9:00 AM


http://www.bilerico.com/2010/06/breaking_ny_senate_vote_on_gender_identity_protect.php


In 2002, New York State passed the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Law. There was a bitter fight at the time regarding transgender inclusion. Ultimately, the decision was made to pass the law without transgender inclusion, with the promise that a separate law would be passed regarding gender identity protection.

Eight years later, transgender New Yorkers are still waiting. The bill has been passed by the New York State Assembly, but the New York State Senate has consistently refused to do so. This is the same New York Senate that defeated marriage equality after several Senators, who promised to vote in favor, caved at actual crunch time.
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