New York City unveils new rules on gender discrimination

Associated Press ^ | Dec 21, 2015 5:56 PM EST | Michael Balsamo and Jennifer Peltz

[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. ...

[Olog-hai]

And this is the YMCA, no less. Aside from what the M stands for, the C is very significant.

[Fred Hayek]

Time for a big space rock to hit NYC. Or a visit from Godzilla.

[Jack Hammer]

Meanwhile, crime soars and the mayor is absent - traveling the US trying to get Americans to abandon self-defense while obama imports terrorists.

[Katya]

lol... men could now claim they’re butch transgenders... no need to dress any differently!

[goldi]

Sounds like the law coerces speech.

[Neidermeyer]

http://www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/downloads/pdf/publications/GenderID_InterpretiveGuide_2015.pdf