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Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ stalls amid Democrats’ questions

BOSTON – Democrats appear to be hesitant to pass anti-discrimination measures that would protect transgender people's access to public facilities such as restrooms and changing areas based on their sexual identification rather than their physical gender. "There are a lot of members who have reservations," state Rep.

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Transgender ‘Bathroom Bill’ wins DeLeo’s support

BOSTON – A measure ensuring access to restrooms and other public facilities for transgender people, known to some as the Bathroom Bill, won the backing of Speaker Robert DeLeo Tuesday, although the leader of the House of Representatives said a vote on the bill may not occur until 2016, if at

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A Black American’s perspective on the transgender ‘bathroom bill’

Yesterday on Beacon Hill, advocates for legislation known as the "bathroom bill" lobbied for the "right" to use public restrooms and locker rooms "consistent with their gender identity." When asked how this legislation would impact the right to privacy of biological women forced to

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Kennedy, Healey push lawmakers to broaden transgender protections

BOSTON — U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy and state Attorney General Maura Healey appeared at a State House hearing Tuesday to support bills that would increase protections for transgender people. Before a packed Gardner Auditorium, supporters and opponents spoke out about the measures, which would govern access to public spaces, including

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On transgender bill, Baker reiterates opposition to discrimination

STATE HOUSE — Wading into an issue sensitive for the Republican governor ever since it became a flashpoint in his unsuccessful 2010 campaign for the corner office, Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday said he would wait to see the details of a transgender rights bill before choosing sides. "I don&

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Transgender activists rally in support of so-called ‘bathroom bill’

BOSTON –Scores of transgender activists flooded the State House Thursday for a rally in support of pending legislation that promises to expand the state's anti-discrimination law to add protections for transgender people in places of "public accommodation." Supporters of the measure, sponsored by Rep. Byron Rushing

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Transgender ‘bathroom bill’ a battle of conflicting rights

None of our rights is absolute. Even our most precious rights have limitations. The First Amendment protections of the free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assemble are expansive but hardly unconditional. The proverbial rule against "yelling 'Fire!' in a crowded theater"