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Title: GENDA Dies Again In NY Senate
Post by: Butterfly on June 09, 2010, 05:15:33 PM
GENDA Dies Again In NY Senate
Transgriot
By Monica Roberts
09 June, 2010


http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/06/genda-dies-again-in-ny-senate.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2010/06/genda-dies-again-in-ny-senate.html)


"AN ACT to amend the executive law, the civil rights law and the education law, in relation to prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression; and to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to including offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes."

The bill has passed the Assembly three times, would add "gender identity and expression" to those protected against employment, housing, education and credit discrimination.