Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick makes a case for transgender protections (blog)

http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/03/massachusetts-g.html

"Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick came out in support of legislation introduced by State Representative Carl Sciortino that would add the terms "gender identity and gender expression" to current state antidiscrimination and hate crime laws. Patrick, who has been a consistent ally of the Massachusetts GLBT community since he was elected governor in 2006, declared his support for transgender individuals being protected under state law in a letter read aloud during a Joint Commitee on the Judiciary hearing on the bill and other legislation yesterday."