BOSTON: Legislation to add "weight and height" to anti-discrimination law in Massachusetts has been proposed to give special protection to short and fat people. The bill, which would make Massachusetts the second state in the United States to offer such protections, applies mainly to the workplace but also covers landlords and real estate interactions. Rep. Byron Rushing, a Boston Democrat who is sponsoring the bill, said it is a question of civil rights. "This is one of the last physical aspects of people that you can acceptably laugh about," said Rushing, who is black, slim and of average height. "You...
