Via PJM:
Massachusetts could join 17 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing transgender people to use the public restroom that matches their chosen gender, rather than their birth gender, before the summer of 2016 is over.
The Massachusetts Senate approved the Public Accommodations bill, SB 735, and sent it on to the House on May 12.
“I am deeply proud of the MA Senate for reaffirming our commitment to value and celebrate the diversity of humanity,” Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg wrote on his Facebook page.
“I’m very hopeful that this will become the law of our land as soon as possible. Every day without equal protection under the law for transgender people is another day we tolerate discrimination, and one more day is far too many,” he added.