Spaulding: Rights bill could give trans identity new legal status
A proposal to bar discrimination against state workers due to their sexual orientation takes a novel approach by including gender identity or expression as part of those areas protected because of orientation, according to blogger Pam Spaulding. "It caught me by surprise, as I'd never seen the legal definition of 'sexual orientation' used this way before. A new twist in transgender rights strategy?" Spaulding writes. Read more at Pam's House Blend.