Gazette.net – By Janel Davis – Staff Writer
Protests prompt committee to remove public accommodations section of the antidiscrimination bill; a vote is set for Tuesday
After a vigorous e-mail campaign attacking the public accommodations section of a bill designed to protect transgender people from discrimination, a Montgomery County Council committee has decided to remove that portion of the bill.
Critics have inundated the council and local news media for weeks over their concerns that women and girls would have be confronted by male nakedness in locker rooms and bathrooms if the bill is passed. They argue that the bill would put girls and women at risk.
The committee’s decision came late Thursday evening and was not announced publicly. The Gazette learned of the change on Friday.