Sun-Sentinel.com – By Elizabeth Baier – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oakland Park – The city is one step closer to protecting the rights of its transgender employees.
Commissioners agreed unanimously Wednesday night to proceed with adding gender identity and gender expression to the city’s anti-discrimination policy.
Commissioner Suzanne Boisvenue proposed adding the two categories to the city’s policy, which already protects municipal employees based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age and/or disability. The city passed its current anti-discrimination policy in July 2002. It is unclear how many, if any, transgender people work for the city.