Maryland House Says YES To (Seriously Flawed) Trans Protections Bill
http://www.queerty.com/maryland-house-says-yes-to-seriously-flawed-trans-protections-bill-20110326/ (http://www.queerty.com/maryland-house-says-yes-to-seriously-flawed-trans-protections-bill-20110326/)
In a 86-52 vote, Maryland's House of Delegates approved the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act, which bars discrimination against trans people by employers and landlords. This is the same group of people that snubbed a same-sex marriage bill a couple weeks back. But guess what, businesses? The bill, if it comes law, wouldn't prohibit you from kicking weird looking ->-bleeped-<-s out of your store! Indeed, the bill lacks a "public accommodation" provision, meaning everything from your local TGI Friday's or Mobil gas station can tell a trans woman to get the f--- out, just because. Supposedly this was a move to appease their colleagues in the Senate.