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Title: Mass. governor backs transgender rights bill
Post by: Shana A on March 30, 2008, 09:05:46 AM
Post by: Shana A on March 30, 2008, 09:05:46 AM
Mass. governor backs transgender rights bill
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced his support earlier this month for transgender rights bill, according to a report from The Boston Globe.
According to the March 5 story, the bill would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender persons by adding the terms "gender identity and gender expression" to existing antidiscrimination and hate crime laws.
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Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced his support earlier this month for transgender rights bill, according to a report from The Boston Globe.
According to the March 5 story, the bill would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender persons by adding the terms "gender identity and gender expression" to existing antidiscrimination and hate crime laws.