Md. House debates trans rights bill

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Md. House debates trans rights bill

Lou Chibbaro Jr. | Mar 09, 2011

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/03/09/trans-rights-bill-debated-in-md-house/

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Supporters of a Maryland bill to ban discrimination in employment and housing based on gender identity greatly outnumbered opponents testifying at a hearing Wednesday.

About 30 witnesses spoke in favor of the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, compared to about 10 opponents, including one transgender activist who testified against the bill on grounds that it lacks language barring discrimination in public accommodations.

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Supporters of Maryland Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Bill Speak During Equality Maryland's Wednesday Press Conference
Posted by Yusef Najafi
March 10, 2011 1:42 PM

http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2011/03/supporters-of-gender-identity.html

Before the Maryland House of Delegates Health and Government Operations Committee heard testimony on Wednesday, March 9, from many supporters and a few opponents of House Bill 235, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in the state on the basis of gender identity in the areas of areas of housing, employment, licensing and commercial leasing, Equality Maryland held a press conference in the same building.

Speaking at the event were supporters of the bill, including Father Joseph Palacios, a board member of Catholics for Equality, Donna Cartwright, president of Pride at Work, and Alex Hickox, who talked about the fear of losing his job for coming out as transgender and the impact that would have on his life and home.