Baker relents, says he’d sign the House bathroom bill

BOSTON – On the eve of a debate in the state House of Representatives on access to public facilities for transgender people, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he would sign a version of the so-called bathroom bill currently before lawmakers in the lower chamber. "No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity," the governor said in a statement. "After hearing from all sides and carefully reviewing the two separate proposals that have been wo

BOSTON – On the eve of a debate in the state House of Representatives on access to public facilities for transgender people, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday he would sign a version of the so-called bathroom bill currently before lawmakers in the lower chamber. "No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity," the governor said in a statement. "After hearing from all sides and carefully reviewing the two separate proposals that have been wo…