Massachusetts Governor Signs Transgender Public Accommodations Bill Into Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed the Transgender Public Accommodations Bill into law. Massachusetts now protects transgender persons from discrimination in places of public accommodation. Specifically, a transgender person now has the right to use the restroom and locker room that matches that person’s gender identity.

 

On July 8, 2016, Governor Baker signed into law a bill that prohibits discrimination against transgender persons in restaurants, movie theaters, bars, hotels, and other places of public accommodation. This legislation aims to protect persons whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with their sex assigned at birth.

 

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