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"Governor Deval Patrick reiterated yesterday his support for a transgender rights bill, which has become an unexpected flashpoint in the governor's race, and sought to use his rivals' opposition to the legislation to raise money for his reelection campaign.

At issue is a bill that would make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of "gender identity or expression."

Apr 21, 2010

THE LEGISLATURE should pass a sensible bill that would protect transgender men and women from discrimination. But the bill has stalled in the Judiciary Committee, in part because opponents have rebranded it the "bathroom bill" — a name that's as sophomoric as it is misleading. Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker only clouded the issue further over the weekend, when he vowed at his party's convention to veto the "bathroom bill."

Apr 20, 2010

 

Republican candidate for governor, Charlie Baker, is defending himself against critics who say he is waffling on social issues. Among them is a controversial so-called "bathroom bill."

Apr 20, 2010

"It appears Charlie Baker was for transgender civil rights before he was against them," said Political Director DeeDee Edmondson.

Apr 19, 2010