Examiner.com – by Kathleen Miller, The Examiner
Washington – Montgomery County Council members unanimously approved a measure that outlaws discrimination against transgender people, despite the outrage of protesters who worried the measure would allow men access to women’s restrooms.
The legislation will “prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service and taxicab service on the basis of gender identity” and add gender identity discrimination to the lists of potential types of prejudice.
The measure, passed Tuesday, also says that there will be no change in how restroom access is determined, but that didn’t satisfy protesters such as Adol T. Owen-Williams II.