Montgomery may ban transgender discrimination

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Discrimination against transgender people would be banned in Montgomery County Code under a bill Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg says she will introduce today. Council Members Valerie Ervin and Marc Elrich are co-sponsoring the measure.

The legislation would “prohibit discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, cable television service and taxicab service on the basis of gender identity” and amend county laws to add gender identity discrimination to the lists of potential types of prejudice.

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