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TLDEF Condemns New York Senate Majority Leader’s Disingenuous Criticism of Transgender Rights Regulations
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) responded to comments made by New York Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan suggesting that Governor Andrew Cuomo went beyond his authority by proposing new regulations to protect transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, and credit.
Maryland Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill Passes Full Senate
Today the Fairness for All Marylanders Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations and credit, passed the full Senate after last week having been voted out of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee.
Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act Could Help LGBT Americans Realize American Dream
With no federal law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people from discrimination in securing credit, thousands of Americans face unfair challenges in buying a home, going to college, or starting a small business.
HRC Applauds Connecticut Legislature for Passing Transgender Anti-discrimination Protections
The Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT civil rights organisation, Saturday congratulated the Connecticut Legislature for passing HB 6599: An Act Concerning Discrimination by a vote of 20-16 in the state senate, following a 77-62 vote in the house last month. The bill now moves to Governor Dan Malloy’s desk for his signature – which he has indicated he will do.