Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 116-36 to pass a bill that replaces the term "biological sex" with "gender identity." The lawmakers also dismissed an amendment that could ban convicted sex offenders from using bathrooms for opposite sex.
"This is a historic day for Massachusetts. The wave of legislative activity #TransBillMA has seen in the last two months is the culmination of a decade-long fight to fully protect transgender people from discrimination in the Bay State," a pro-transgender group Freedom Massachusetts said in a statement.
The bill now only requires signature of Governor Charlie Baker for it to be implemented across the state.
The H.4343 bill will seek to promote "anti-discrimination" by changing the language of the law as well. All the mentions of word "sex" …show more content…
Your anatomy is no longer relevant. This has absolutely nothing to do with discrimination, it has everything to do with changing our society and social engineering by those on the left," Rep. James Lyons said.
Rep. John Fernandes said that no incidence of crime were recorded in the 17 states where the law is implemented to allow transgender people to use bathroom consistent with their gender identity.
Rep. Sheila Harrington also said that the assertions of the opponents of bill are based on hypothetical situations which have not happened.
Recently, the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union Georgia chapter resigned over the organization's stance on bathroom policy, after encountering people from other sex in a public bathroom.
"I have shared my personal experience of having taken my elementary school age daughters into a women's restroom when shortly after three transgender young adults over six feet with deep voices entered. My children were visibly frightened, concerned about their safety and left asking lots of questions for which I, like many parents, was ill-prepared to
"This is a historic day for Massachusetts. The wave of legislative activity #TransBillMA has seen in the last two months is the culmination of a decade-long fight to fully protect transgender people from discrimination in the Bay State," a pro-transgender group Freedom Massachusetts said in a statement.
The bill now only requires signature of Governor Charlie Baker for it to be implemented across the state.
The H.4343 bill will seek to promote "anti-discrimination" by changing the language of the law as well. All the mentions of word "sex" …show more content…
Your anatomy is no longer relevant. This has absolutely nothing to do with discrimination, it has everything to do with changing our society and social engineering by those on the left," Rep. James Lyons said.
Rep. John Fernandes said that no incidence of crime were recorded in the 17 states where the law is implemented to allow transgender people to use bathroom consistent with their gender identity.
Rep. Sheila Harrington also said that the assertions of the opponents of bill are based on hypothetical situations which have not happened.
Recently, the executive director of American Civil Liberties Union Georgia chapter resigned over the organization's stance on bathroom policy, after encountering people from other sex in a public bathroom.
"I have shared my personal experience of having taken my elementary school age daughters into a women's restroom when shortly after three transgender young adults over six feet with deep voices entered. My children were visibly frightened, concerned about their safety and left asking lots of questions for which I, like many parents, was ill-prepared to