Posted on 12/24/2015 5:25:05 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
NEW YORK CITY, December 23, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) â The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued rules that fine employers for referring to transsexuals by their real gender.
The new âguidanceâ (âNYC Pronoun Banâ), which has power to levy hefty fines against âviolatorsâ who âdiscriminate,â is an extension of the New York City Human Rights Law, based on the cityâs laws against gender discrimination.
Failing to use an individualâs preferred name or pronoun, under the new ban, will be considered a violation of New York City Human Rights Law, punishable by fines up to $250,000.
âRefusal to use a transgender employeeâs preferred name, pronoun, or title (e.g., Ms./Mrs.) may constitute unlawful gender-based harassment,â the new NYC Pronoun Ban reads.
âGender is defined as oneâs âactual or perceived sex and shall also include a personâs gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression,ââ the new ban reads, ââwhether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to that person at birth.ââ
Fines may be levied whether the man who wants to be called a woman, or the girl who wants to be called a boy, has legally changed their name or not.
Additionally, the new ban lists ârefusing to allow individuals to utilize single-sex facilities and programsâ as against New York City law, so boys may use girlsâ toilets, showers, and locker rooms, and girls may participate in boysâ activities and programs. This policy has the force of law âregardless of their sex assigned at birth, anatomy, medical history, appearance, or the sex indicated on their identification.â
Such âdiscriminationâ is âunlawful,â not only in single-stall bathrooms and showers, but in group facilities and locker rooms. âForcing a transgender or gender non-conforming person to use the single-occupancy restroomâ is an example the NYC Pronoun Ban gives of illegal âdiscrimination.â
The NYC Pronoun Ban makes a special example of a womenâs shelter, which may not âturn awayâ a man who identifies as a woman, or a menâs shelter which âmay not deny serviceâ to a woman who wants to be male. Critics point out obvious dangers for the safety of shelter inhabitants, such as a battered womenâs shelter, inherent in the application of this policy.
âThe New York City Commission on Human Rights (the âCommissionâ) is the City agency charged with enforcing the New York City Human Rights Law,â the new ban reads.
A great deal of power is put in the hands of members of the Commission. âThe Commission can impose civil penalties up to $125,000 for violations, and up to $250,000 for violations that are the result of willful, wanton, or malicious conduct.â The new ban clarifies, âThese penalties are in addition to the other remedies available to people who successfully resolve or prevail on claims.â
The new ban states that individuals may file complaints with the Commission within one year of a âdiscriminatory act,â and file with the New York Supreme Court within three years of a âdiscriminatory act.â Significantly, the new ban does not qualify âdiscriminatory actsâ as âalleged.â
The NYC Pronoun Ban goes on to define transgender-sensitive terms: âCisgender: an adjective denoting or relating to a person whose self-identity conforms with the gender that corresponds to their biological sex.â
âGender Identity: oneâs internal deeply-held sense of oneâs gender which may be the same or different from oneâs sex assigned at birth. Oneâs gender identity may be male, female, neither or both, e.g., non-binary.â
In its definitions section, the NYC Pronoun Ban uses words of disdain for the natural acceptance of oneâs sex, calling that âtraditional gender-based stereotypes.â
The NYC Pronoun Ban also reads, âSomeone who identifies their gender as androgynous, gender queer, non-binary, gender non-conforming, MTF (male to female), or FTM (female to male) may also consider themselves to be transgender."
The new ban notes that any difference in work assignments is actionable as gender discrimination.
Also actionable: âSome transgender and gender non-conforming people prefer to use pronouns other than he/him/his or she/her/hers, such as they/them/theirs or ze/hir.â Such chosen pronouns must be used âregardless of whether they have identification in that name or have obtained a court-ordered name change.â
âFor example, a covered entity may not refuse to call a transgender woman her preferred name, Jane, because her identification says that her first name is John.â
Furthermore, the new NYC Pronoun Ban âguidesâ employers and public workers to âavoid violationsâ by âcreating a policy of asking everyone what their preferred gender pronoun is...and by updating their systems to allow all individuals to self-identify their names and genders.â
Employers and public workers âshould not limit the options for identification to male and female only.â
Employers and public workers are advised to avoid toilet, shower, and locker room âviolationsâ by âproviding private space within multi-user facilities for anyone who has privacy concerns.â They should also post a sign in all bathrooms, showers and locker rooms stating, âUnder New York City Law, all individuals have the right to use the single-sex facility consistent with their gender identity or expression.â
It is âdiscriminatoryâ for employers to have âa policy in which men may not wear jewelry or make-up at work.â It is also âdiscriminatoryâ for employers to have different uniforms or dress codes for women than for men. Additionally, the NYC Pronoun Ban instructs that it is now illegal for employers to have different âgrooming standards,â such as hair length rules, for men than for women.
âThe fact that the grooming standard or dress code differentiates based on gender is sufficient for it to be considered discriminatory, even if perceived by some as harmlessâ or âinnocuous,â the new ban explains, because that âreinforces a culture of sex stereotypes and accepted cultural norms based on gender expression and identity.â Additionally, âIt will not be a defense that an employer or covered entity is catering to the preferences of their customers or clients.â
Examples of discrimination cited in the new ban include not allowing men âto wear wigs and high heels,â and, âRequiring all men to wear ties in order to dine at a restaurant.â
The NYC Pronoun Ban concerns healthcare, as well. âTo be non-discriminatory with respect to gender, health benefit plans must cover transgender care, also known as transition-related care or gender-affirming care,â including âhormone replacement therapy, voice training, or surgery.â Surgeries that must be covered by employers include âreconstructive breast surgeryâ for transgender men.
Ironically, the new ban requires traditionally male healthcare for self-identified âwomenâ: one noted âviolationâ is âoffering benefits that cover prostate cancer screening for cisgender men but not for transgender women.â
Employers are advised to comply with âthe standards of care of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.â
The ultimate arbiter of âgender discrimination,â according to the new ban, is the transsexual. âAn individualâs assessment of their own safety should be a primary consideration.â
The entire NYC Pronoun Ban may be read here.
We won it without liberals.
I wonder what the fine would be for referring to them as “F***ED UP INDIVIDUALS”? I guess that would be a violation of the preferred clause.
WWII was won without them!
Dangerous thoughts there, bud.
we wont fall from an external conventional war.
decadence and the prolific childbirth rate among illegals and muslims will do that to us.
oh, and lots and lots of stupid white people.
“What if the Jets or the Giants lose a football game but prefer to be called the winners?”
Just like the Miss Universe pageant winner who was mistakenly crowned, then had to give it back. She should claim she feels like she is the winner and should be treated as such.
I thought this is really weird, Life Site News publishing satire. No, it’s NYC that’s really weird. Sick.
Refer to them by their chromosome pairs xx, xY.
“How did we win World War II? “
Answer: We had a completely different population. I am not at all sure we could win that same war today (using the weaponry of that era) because we don’t have young people who would fight, and leaders who would lead. It’s sad but true!
I can’t disagree with a word of that.
Just say’IT’. Sheesh!
I see the world shifting to independent consultants rather than employees. Or just doing stuff on their own.
I think so.
Real human rights are: freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, freedom to bear arms, freedom to shoot tyrants.
I am at war with the term “the masses.” It sickens me that this nasty communist phrase has worked its way into the mainstream. We are not masses, we are each of us male or female individuals, unique, yet all of us made by our creator in His image, not a mass, not a blob, not a thing. How did this happen? At what point in the last 20-30 years, did this vulgarity, considered worse then a swear word by liberty-loving people everywhere, ever become acceptable?
I think discriminating against a transgender or firing one could cost you a lot, probably destroy your business. The only practical thing to do is to get your business out of NYC as fast as you can.
So I am to be fined for refusing to participate in their mental illness?
I simply will not speak to or address in any way whatsoever such creatures at all then.
Increment counter by one for reasons not to move from Texas to batshitcrazystupid NYC!
“Hey fruit cup.....”
Is probably what I would call IT. This way no gender would be confused
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