BOSTON — Critics of Massachusetts proposals to extend non-discrimination protections to transgender people in restaurants, schools or any place that accommodates the public said the state should instead focus on the privacy rights of children and women.At a Statehouse hearing Tuesday, Andover Republican state Rep. James Lyons said the bills could allow a 14- or 15-year-old boy to decide he is female and walk into a girl's locker room."What about those parents who are concerned?" Lyons said.
Supporters, Critics Of Transgender Bills Clash At Hearing
By Associated Press, Boston Herald
Wed, 10/07/2015 - 3:38am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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