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| Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu |
By Mark Singer (Washington DC) APR 19 | The Hawaiian House of Representatives with a 45-4 vote passed legislation Tuesday that would make workplace discrimination against transgender people illegal.
“Today is a great day for all residents of Hawaii,” said Alan Spector, Equality Hawaii co-chair in a statement. “Providing employment protections to transgender people in Hawaii is a victory for civil rights. The people of this state should be judged on the quality of work they do and not on who they are — that’s what this legislation guarantees.”
Hawaii's State Senate had previously approved the legislation, and Governor Neil Abercrombie, (D) has indicated he will sign it.
Hawaiian law already has statutory laws that provides protections for transgender people in housing and public accommodations, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodations.
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A bill to protect transgender people from job discrimination, introduced by Las Vegas politician Paul Aizley cleared Nevada's general assembly on Monday.
The legislation passed 29-13, with 26 Democrats and three Republicans supporting it. The bill will move on to the senate, where passage looks possible, according to supporters.
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