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To: Fichori
I read thought the bill from a link posted above,

Senate Bill 08-200

but if was difficult to figure out which section allows trans-gendered men access to womens restrooms.

Anyone?

43 posted on 06/11/2008 5:55:30 PM PDT by Doe Eyes
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To: Doe Eyes
The bold is original.
ALL CAPS is [I think] the text that has been amended in, and the struck out is what has been removed.
The red is what I have highlighted for emphasis.
SECTION 6. 24-34-601 (1) and (2), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read:
24-34-601. Discrimination in places of public accommodation.
PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 08-200

(1) As used in this part 6, "place of public accommodation" means any place of business engaged in any sales to the public and any place offering services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to the public, including but not limited to any business offering wholesale or retail sales to the public; any place to eat, drink, sleep, or rest, or any combination thereof; any sporting or recreational area and facility; any public transportation facility; a barber shop, bathhouse, swimming pool, bath, steam or massage parlor, gymnasium, or other establishment conducted to serve the health, appearance, or physical condition of a person; a campsite or trailer camp; a dispensary, clinic, hospital, convalescent home, or other institution for the sick, ailing, aged, or infirm; a mortuary, undertaking parlor, or cemetery; an educational institution; or any public building, park, arena, theater, hall, auditorium, museum, library, exhibit, or public facility of any kind whether indoor or outdoor. "PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A CHURCH, SYNAGOGUE, MOSQUE, OR OTHER PLACE THAT IS PRINCIPALLY USED FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES.

(2) It is a discriminatory practice and unlawful for a person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from, or deny to an individual or a group, because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, marital status, national origin, or ancestry, the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or, directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or mail any written, ELECTRONIC, or printed communication, notice, or advertisement which THAT indicates that the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refused, withheld from, or denied an individual or that an individual's patronage or presence at a place of public accommodation is unwelcome, objectionable, unacceptable, or undesirable because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, marital status, national origin, or ancestry.
[Red emphasis mine]

In paragraph 1, we see what is covered by this amendment, including facilities.
(What kind of facilities does Macdonald's have?)

In paragraph 2, we learn that it is "a discriminatory practice and unlawful" to "publish, circulate, issue, display, post" anything that indicates the "full and equal enjoyment" of the "accommodations of a place of public accommodation will be refused" based on their "SEXUAL ORIENTATION".

In other words, the little sign on the ladies restroom is discriminatory against men who think they are women.(But don't look like the picture on the door)

Or, saying a room is for women only is discriminatory.(I think that will cover dressing rooms in malls also)

Now, I'm not a lawyer, but thats the way it looks to me.

44 posted on 06/11/2008 6:46:35 PM PDT by Fichori (I'm always getting spam advertising drugs and replica watches; Who do they think I am, a gangster?)
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