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Title: Boston- Transgender bill on the move, chairman sees house vote this week
Post by: SandraJane on November 14, 2011, 04:56:49 PM
Post by: SandraJane on November 14, 2011, 04:56:49 PM
Boston Herald.com
Transgender bill on the move, chairman sees house vote this week
By Kyle Cheney / State House News Service
Monday, November 14, 2011 - Added 2 hours ago
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20111114transgender_bill_on_the_move_chairman_sees_house_vote_this_week/srvc=home&position=recent (http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20111114transgender_bill_on_the_move_chairman_sees_house_vote_this_week/srvc=home&position=recent)
A legislative committee has begun polling its members on a long-stalled bill to include transgender residents in the state's non-discrimination laws, setting up a vote in the House this week, according to a top deputy to Speaker Robert DeLeo.
The Judiciary Committee issued a poll Monday afternoon to its 17 members, and committee co-chair Rep. Eugene O'Flaherty (D-Chelsea) said he anticipates the bill reaching the floor for a vote before midnight Wednesday, when the Legislature begins a seven-week recess.
The proposal, he said, is a redrafted version of a bill that would have also required "sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts and amusements" to grant transgender residents access, based on their preferred "gender identity.
Transgender bill on the move, chairman sees house vote this week
By Kyle Cheney / State House News Service
Monday, November 14, 2011 - Added 2 hours ago
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20111114transgender_bill_on_the_move_chairman_sees_house_vote_this_week/srvc=home&position=recent (http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20111114transgender_bill_on_the_move_chairman_sees_house_vote_this_week/srvc=home&position=recent)
A legislative committee has begun polling its members on a long-stalled bill to include transgender residents in the state's non-discrimination laws, setting up a vote in the House this week, according to a top deputy to Speaker Robert DeLeo.
The Judiciary Committee issued a poll Monday afternoon to its 17 members, and committee co-chair Rep. Eugene O'Flaherty (D-Chelsea) said he anticipates the bill reaching the floor for a vote before midnight Wednesday, when the Legislature begins a seven-week recess.
The proposal, he said, is a redrafted version of a bill that would have also required "sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts and amusements" to grant transgender residents access, based on their preferred "gender identity.
Title: Re: Boston- Transgender bill on the move, chairman sees house vote this week
Post by: Felix on November 14, 2011, 11:10:19 PM
Post by: Felix on November 14, 2011, 11:10:19 PM
followup by the Boston Herald
Transgender rights bill timing attacked
Chris Cassady
http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_1115transgender_rightsbill_timing_attacked (http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_1115transgender_rightsbill_timing_attacked)
Transgendered Bay Staters would win anti-discrimination protections in a bill lawmakers are expected to take up just before recessing for the year — a move opponents are blasting as both heavy-handed and a case of misplaced priorities.
"I think the ultra left-wing interest groups here are making a push in conjunction with Transgender Awareness Week, and, unfortunately, the leaders are actually giving in to it," said state Rep. Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica), who argued the "transgendered bathroom bill" is being given preferential treatment over jobs and the economy.
Transgender rights bill timing attacked
Chris Cassady
http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_1115transgender_rightsbill_timing_attacked (http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/2011_1115transgender_rightsbill_timing_attacked)
Transgendered Bay Staters would win anti-discrimination protections in a bill lawmakers are expected to take up just before recessing for the year — a move opponents are blasting as both heavy-handed and a case of misplaced priorities.
"I think the ultra left-wing interest groups here are making a push in conjunction with Transgender Awareness Week, and, unfortunately, the leaders are actually giving in to it," said state Rep. Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica), who argued the "transgendered bathroom bill" is being given preferential treatment over jobs and the economy.