Md. Bill Seeks to Allow Transgender People to Use Bathroom of Their Choice

[Shana A]

Mon, Jan. 16 2012 04:05 PM EDT
Md. Bill Seeks to Allow Transgender People to Use Bathroom of Their Choice
By Stephanie Samuel | Christian Post Reporter

http://www.christianpost.com/news/md-bill-seeks-to-allow-transgender-people-to-use-the-bathroom-of-their-choice-67288/

A Maryland County Councilman plans to introduce a bill Tuesday pushing local businesses to change public bathroom restrictions to accommodate transgendered men and women.

Tom Quirk, a freshman Democrat on the Baltimore County Council, said his proposed bill, the Act Concerning Human Relations, is meant to eliminate employer discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation and gender identity.

"It's my strong belief that the only thing that should matter is someone's qualifications for a job," the District 1 representative told The Columbia Patch.