Posted on 12/21/2015 7:48:36 PM PST by Olog-hai
Restaurant owners can't require ties for male diners only. Gyms can't tell clients which locker room to use. And in most cases, an employer can't put "John" on a worker's ID if she prefers "Jane."
New York City's Human Rights Commission is establishing what advocates called some of the most powerful guidelines nationwide on gender-identity discrimination, releasing specifics Monday to flesh out broad protections in a 2002 law.
"Today's guidance makes it abundantly clear what the city considers to be discrimination," which can lead to fines of up to $250,000, Commissioner Carmelyn P. Malalis said in a statement.
Officials said complaints about gender-identity discrimination have risen in recent years, but couldn't immediately provide statistics. ...
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Time for a big space rock to hit NYC. Or a visit from Godzilla.
Meanwhile, crime soars and the mayor is absent - traveling the US trying to get Americans to abandon self-defense while obama imports terrorists.
lol... men could now claim they’re butch transgenders... no need to dress any differently!
Sounds like the law coerces speech.
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