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Lawrence City Commission approves gender identity ordinance

Started by Shana A, September 28, 2011, 09:44:52 AM

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September 28, 2011, 09:44:52 AM
Lawrence City Commission approves gender identity ordinance

By Chad Lawhorn
September 28, 2011

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2011/sep/28/lawrence-city-commission-approves-gender-identity-/

It took more than a two-hour discussion that ranged from restrooms to rights to religion, but Lawrence city commissioners late Tuesday approved a controversial provision providing new legal protections to ->-bleeped-<-s and other people who are transgender.

On a 4-1 vote, commissioners agreed to add gender identity to the list of protected classes in the city's anti-discrimination code. The new language will make it illegal for employers, landlords and most businesses to discriminate against people who are transgender or don't identify with the gender of their birth.
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