WWGD?

Last month, we reported on an amazing piece of new legislation aimed at protecting against discrimination on the basis of gender expression that was soon to be presented before the New York state legislature.

Today, we are excited to report that the New York state Assembly passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act.

According to the Assembly press office the bill would, ” include transgender people within the protections provided by the Human Rights Law and prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression. Often targets for intolerance and outright bias, transgender people whose gender identity, appearance and behavior differ from those attributed to their sex at birth are vulnerable to hate crimes and face discrimination in housing, employment, credit and public accommodation.”

What Would GENDA Do?

• Many pre-operative and post-operative transsexuals are fired when their employers find out about their plan to undergo sex reassignment or learn that they have already undergone such surgery.
• Transgender people often face severe discrimination when they try to find a place to live.
• Many transgender and gender non-conforming people are denied equal treatment in public accommodations. They are asked to leave restaurants, hotels, stores, medical facilities, and educational institutions. They are denied credit. They are refused access to restroom facilities.
• Transgender people who cross-dress outside the workplace live in fear that their employer will discover that fact and fire them.
• All New Yorkers should take a stand against this invidious gender-based discrimination. Everyone deserves to live and work with equality and dignity. No one should lose a job or be denied a place to live because of their gender identity or expression.
Tags: Equal Rights, Equality, gay & lesbian, GENDA, Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, GLBT, LGBT, New York, Non-Discrimination, transgender, transsexual
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