MA Latest State to Consider Trans Protection Laws
I wrote about NH not too long ago. Again this Bill in MA has been nicknamed “the bathroom bill”, and similarly transphobic statements have been said. Here’s an update from the Associated Press. The full article can be found here .
Massachusetts is the latest state to consider banning discrimination because of transgender status. New Hampshire voted down legislation because of the fear that transgender people could use any bathroom but is reconsidering its bill Wednesday. In Connecticut, a bill to protect transgender people from discrimination died in a legislative committee last week, but activists and some lawmakers want it added as an amendment to other legislation.
Thirteen states prohibit discrimination against people based on whether they identify themselves as male or female and how they express that choice in their attire, names, work and social lives.
More than 100 towns, cities and counties nationwide also have anti-discrimination ordinances based on gender identity and expression.
In Connecticut, several lawmakers joined the activists Tuesday to say they will keep pushing their colleagues to support a bill that would include “gender identity and expression” as a protected characteristic along with race, national origin, sex and other characteristics in current laws.
Cities and States Protecting Transgender Individuals from Discrimination
States:
Colorado
Iowa
Oregon
Hawaii (only covers housing discrimination, not employment)
Illinois
Washington
Washington D.C.
Maine
California
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Vermont
New Jersey
Cities:
Tucson, AZ
Oakland, CA
San Diego, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
West Hollywood, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Denver, CO
Boulder, CO
Lake Worth, FL
Palm Beach County, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Gulfport, FL
Miami Beach, FL
Key West, FL
Monroe Co., FL
Atlanta, GA
Johnson County, IA
Iowa City, IA
Carbondale, IL
Peoria, IL
Springfield, IL
Chicago, IL
Cook County, IL
Decatur, IL
DeKalb, IL
Evanston, IL
Urbana, IL
Champaign, IL
Bloomington, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Covington, KY
Jefferson County, KY
Lexington-Fayette Co., KY
Louisville, KY
New Orleans, LA
Northampton, MA
Boston, MA
Cambridge, MA
Baltimore, MD
Saugatuck, MI
Ferndale, MI
Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI
Huntington Woods, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
Ypsilanti, MI
Grand Rapids, MI
St. Paul, MN
Minneapolis, MN
University City, MO
Albany, NY
Ithaca, NY
Tompkins County, NY
Buffalo, NY
New York City, NY
Rochester, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Cincinnati, OH
Toledo, OH
Hillsboro, OR
Lincoln City, OR
Beaverton, OR
Bend, OR
Lake Oswego, OR
Salem, OR
Multnomah Co., OR
Portland, OR
Benton County, OR
Easton, PA
Lansdowne, PA
Swarthmore, PA
West Chester, PA
Scranton, PA
Allentown, PA
Erie County, PA
New Hope, PA
Philadelphia, PA
York, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Austin, TX
El Paso, TX
Dallas, TX
King County, WA
Burien, WA
Tacoma, WA
Olympia, WA
Seattle, WA
Milwaukee, WI
Madison, WI
Cities & States with Transgender Inclusive Hate Crime Laws
California
Connecticut
Ithaca, NY
Hawai’i
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Vermont
—
* All stats can be found at Transgender Law & Policy Institute .
Filed under: All Posts, Social Justice, Uncategorized
horray! i expected Jersey to be up there, but who knew York was so progressive! i am finally proud to call York my home.
I wanted to inform you, u r friggin on. I clicked on your blog from an other post and am heavily fascinated by this topic and learning about this. Do you mind if I link to this post from my fan page?
Go ahead and link.