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. John Fernandes (D-Milford), the co-chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, told the State House News Service. Known to opponents as the "Bathroom Bill," the proposal pending

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. John Fernandes (D-Milford), the co-chair of the Joint Committee on the Judiciary, told the State House News Service. Known to opponents as the "Bathroom Bill," the proposal pending…