Transgender bill held up as supporters press lawmakers

By Lindsey Parietti/StateHouse News Service
Posted Jul 14, 2010 @ 05:57 PM

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1849236677/Transgender-bill-held-up-as-supporters-press-lawmakers

BOSTON —

Transgender rights advocates pressured lawmakers Wednesday to vote on a bill that would protect transgender people in state non-discrimination and hate crime laws.

The bill, first filed in 2007, has been held up in the Judiciary Committee for most of the two-year session, despite having 104 co-sponsors in the House and Senate including House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop).

Through a spokesman, DeLeo observed that the bill is under consideration.