Mass lawmakers debate transgender rights bill

EdgeBoston.com – by Bethany C. Farnham – EDGE Contributor

Transgender activists and others from across Massachusetts gathered on Beacon Hill on Tuesday in support of a bill that would add gender identity and expression to the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination and anti-hate crimes laws.

Representatives from the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, the Massachusetts Transgender Political Caucus and others rallied in support of House Bill 1728, a bill that would give protection to trans people by updating the current hate crime laws to cover gender identity and expression…