N.Y. Assembly Passes Trans Rights Bill

[Ian David]

Source: The Advocate

By Julie Bolcer

The New York State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression in employment, housing, public accommodations, access to credit, and other key areas. The Gender Expression Non-discrimination Act also would add gender identity and expression as protected categories in the state's human rights law.

GENDA passed the Democrat-controlled assembly by a wide margin for the second session in a row. This year, debate on the measure took 15 minutes, according to Gay City News.

The bill faces less certain prospects in the senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32-30 majority. Last year, when the chamber was controlled by Republicans, the bill died without being taken up.

A March 2008 poll by Global Strategy showed that 78 percent of registered New York voters favor passage of a bill to protect transgender rights.




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[shadowknows69]

1. w00t, my state occasionally does some things right.

What I don't get is how there is apparently a high majority of support for Transgender rights but current polls are showing only about 50% approval for the equal marriage rights legislation. Of course those poll numbers are cominng from a Time Warner affiliate so who knows? The one talking head said same sex marriage was "overwhelmingly" opposed by men in the poll which was about 46% in favor 51 against and 3% didn't know.