Baker signs ‘bathroom bill’ into law

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law legislation to guarantee access to public facilities, including sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms based on their self-selected gender identity. "No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity," Baker said in a statement announcing he'd signed the bill. "This compromise legislation extends additional protections to the Commonwealth's transgender community, and includes language to address the

Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday afternoon signed into law legislation to guarantee access to public facilities, including sex-segregated bathrooms and locker rooms based on their self-selected gender identity. "No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity," Baker said in a statement announcing he'd signed the bill. "This compromise legislation extends additional protections to the Commonwealth's transgender community, and includes language to address the…