Baker jeered by ‘bathroom bill’ backers demanding a commitment

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker cut short his remarks Wednesday night at a networking event for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people after the crowd began to heckle the governor over his refusal to take a stand on the so-called "bathroom bill" that would assure transgender persons' access to public facilities such as restrooms based on their sexual identity rather than their anatomy. "Let me make one thing clear: We should not discriminate against anyone in the commonwealth of Massachusett

BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker cut short his remarks Wednesday night at a networking event for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people after the crowd began to heckle the governor over his refusal to take a stand on the so-called "bathroom bill" that would assure transgender persons' access to public facilities such as restrooms based on their sexual identity rather than their anatomy. "Let me make one thing clear: We should not discriminate against anyone in the commonwealth of Massachusett…