Healey: Transgender law guidance will be practical, detailed

STATE HOUSE — When a transgender rights law kicks into effect Oct. 1 businesses should presume people are using the appropriate bathroom, but may inquire into people's gender identities when there is legitimate reason to believe they are using the wrong restroom, according to draft guidance Attorney General Maura Healey plans to issue Thursday. The guidance, a mandate of the law, is intended to steer businesses over the terrain of the new law, which allows transgender people to use the public r

STATE HOUSE — When a transgender rights law kicks into effect Oct. 1 businesses should presume people are using the appropriate bathroom, but may inquire into people's gender identities when there is legitimate reason to believe they are using the wrong restroom, according to draft guidance Attorney General Maura Healey plans to issue Thursday. The guidance, a mandate of the law, is intended to steer businesses over the terrain of the new law, which allows transgender people to use the public r…