Connecticut Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Bill Signed By Governor Dan Malloy

Posted: 07/6/11 06:46 PM ET

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Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy (D) signed a measure on Tuesday to add gender-based language to the state's anti-discrimination statute, making Connecticut the 15th state in the country to protect transgender people from discrimination.

"An Act Concerning Discrimination," or HB-6599, states that employers and contractors are explicitly prohibited from discriminating on the grounds of "gender identity or expression," which it defines as "a person's gender-related identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-related identity, appearance or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person's physiology or assigned sex at birth."