Montgomery May Ban Transgender Discrimination

[Guest Sophie Jean]

Every little step helps. The following is an excerpt from a posting on Examiner.com of Dallas:

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Montgomery may ban transgender discrimination

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Sep 11, 2007 2:00 AM (7 hrs ago)

by Kathleen Miller, The Examiner

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Montgomery County (Map, News) - Discrimination against transgender people would be banned in Montgomery County Code under a bill Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg says she will introduce today. Council Members Valerie Ervin and Marc Elrich are co-sponsoring the measure.

The legislation would “prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service and taxicab service on the basis of gender identity” and amend county laws to add gender identity discrimination to the lists of potential types of prejudice.

“Transgender people continue to face discrimination,” Trachtenberg told The Examiner on Monday. “It’s essential we take action at the local levels because most courts have found that general laws prohibiting discrimination don’t apply to transgender people.”

Bill advocates, including Trachtenberg, said more than 100 other jurisdictions, including 13 states, the District of Columbia and the city of Baltimore already had passed similar measures.

“This is not radical legislation,” Trachtenberg said. “That needs to be underscored.”

Dr. Dana Beyer, Trachtenberg’s senior policy adviser and herself a transgendered person, said it was difficult to estimate the number of transgender people living in Montgomery County.

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- Sophie Jean