Breaking News: The Bill Is Out of Committee
Metro Weekly has surprising news about the Maryland state gender identity nondiscrimination bill. It had been thought that the Rules Committee was a graveyard for this bill, but the committee has passed it on to the next stop along the way to a floor vote.
Maryland Senator Katherine A. Klausmeier's (D-Baltimore County) office confirmed on Tuesday, April 5, that the Senate's Rules Committee is about to meet. The Rules Committee, according to multiple sources, is expected to take action today on House Bill 235, the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination Act.
[UPDATE @ 1:10 PM: According to Equality Maryland executive director Morgan Meneses-Sheets [and later confirmed by Klausmeier's staff], the gender identity nondiscrimination bill has made it out of the Rules Committee.
"It got sent out of the Rules Committee, so it will go to the Judicial Proceedings Committee. Certainly the leadership and the support of the LGBT caucus members has absolutely made a difference this entire week that we've been working on this," she says, "and we certainly are very thankful that they made that public statement." Gender Identity Bill Makes it Out of Maryland Senate Rules Committee
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"Certainly the leadership and the support of the LGBT caucus members has absolutely made a difference this entire week that we've been working on this," she says, "and we certainly are very thankful that they made that public statement."
what a noble lot as they've struggled to win themselves special preferences that the rest of us don't have
what a sacrifice they've made for their own welfare
. . . and how is there a "special preference" in barring discrimination in housing and employment?
Who are these people?
Human Rights Commission says “transgender is a term used to describe a broad range of people…”
What about people with Transvestic Fetishism? Are they covered? What about Transsexual,Cross-dresser,
Transvestite, Drag kings and queens
Genderqueer and Androgyne? Are they covered? What about a Schizophrenic person who thinks he/she is the opposite sex? Are they covered? Should these people be hired as teachers?
". . . and how is there a "special preference" in barring discrimination in housing and employment?"
here's how it works, David:
two guys walk into a bar
one of 'em is wearing a dress and one is wearing a spacesuit
the bartender doesn't like either one and refuses to serve them
the guys with the spacesuit has no recourse but, since this is lala land, the one wearing the dress can make a Federal case out of it
he has a special protection that the rest of us weirdos don't
understand, now?
If the bartender won't serve either one of them there is no case of discrimination, moron.
If this bill is approved, it will become a Maryland state law. The only people who might try to "make a federal case out of it", would be shower nut types bringing another frivolous lawsuit in their attempt to allow continued discrimination. Maybe they can get some lawyers from Florida based Liberty Counsel or Michigan based Thomas Moore Law Center to sue on their behalf again.
This of course would be a state case, not a federal case.
rrjr
Anon complained
“what a noble lot as they've struggled to win themselves special preferences that the rest of us don't have
what a sacrifice they've made for their own welfare”
Anyone who has or can claim they have a religion has the same “special preferences” Anon, it’s just that they’ve had them for so long they’ve taken them for granted. RELIGION is also one of those identifying characteristics that give peoples these so call “special preferences.”
As such, it doesn’t matter whether you are a Catholic, Jew, Muslim, Branch Dividian, or Scientologist, you get those “special preferences” when it comes to hiring, finding a residence, and using public accommodations.
That means someone can’t fire you because you believe that if you eat the body and drink the blood of the Great Zombie Jesus in your quest to be “saved.” They can’t deny you a house because you believe you’re so good and righteous in this life that you’ll get to be the God of your own planet in the next life. They can’t deny you service at the hospital because you believe you’re the second incarnation of Jesus. People can’t deny you service at their sushi restaurant if you believe that you have been touched by the Flying Spaghetti Monster’s noodly appendage.
If we can protect people like these from discrimination, I don’t see why we can’t protect people like me.
Anon asked:
“Who are these people?
Human Rights Commission says “transgender is a term used to describe a broad range of people…”
What about people with Transvestic Fetishism? Are they covered?”
Transvestic Fetishism is a paraphilia, not a gender identity. Look it up. The law does not protect any paraphelias.
“What about Transsexual,Cross-dresser,
Transvestite, Drag kings and queens
Genderqueer and Androgyne? Are they covered? What about a Schizophrenic person who thinks he/she is the opposite sex? Are they covered?”
Actually, the law covers anyone with a gender identity – and that’s pretty much everyone - including guys with long hair and earrings, and gals with very short hair and no make-up.
The point is if someone discriminates against you because they don’t like how you present your gender, you have the potential for protection, if you choose to pursue it.
“Should these people be hired as teachers?”
Ahh, the Anita Bryant offensive. You guys just can’t resist that one, can you?
Some of my trans friends ARE professors. One is a tax and accounting law professor in another state and has some interesting ideas on reforming the tax code. I bet Theresa would love to pick her brain on that topic for a while. Another friend is a professor in Montgomery County, so I’m not going to reveal any details, except to say that this professor moved here from another state to avoid harassment from students.
Of course there are more famous trans professors like Jennifer Boylan (you can buy her book “She’s Not There” on Amazon), or Lynn Conway, who was professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, and instrumental in designing the first modern multiple-instruction-per-cycle processors (used in the computer you’re reading at). She also co-authored the “Silicon Bible” which taught a generation of young engineers how to design integrated circuits.
Keeping this kind of expertise out of our universities would be a detriment to our society.
Have a nice day,
Cynthia
Guess what? everyone has a gender identity so are you now saying this law will include everybody so we no longer need the have the class of sex, race, religion etc?
Everybody has a sex, race, and religion too.
There are people who are of more than one race, people who have gone from one religion to another, and people who have gone from one gender to another.
Holy bill of rights, Batman!
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