EYYYYYY but you know what’s not funny
H.B. 2796 “The Civil Rights Uniformity Act of 2017″ [<-- ???!!]
This bill prohibits the word “sex” or “gender” from being interpreted to mean “gender identity,” and requires “man” or “woman” to be interpreted to refer exclusively to a person’s genetic sex, for purposes determining the meaning of federal civil rights laws or related federal administrative agency regulations or guidance. No federal civil rights law shall be interpreted to treat gender identity or transgender status as a protected class, unless it expressly designates “gender identity” or “transgender status” as a protected class.
(Full text [link] )
(Congressional info, minus the text [link] )
(LegiScan breakdown [link] )
This is a real thing that is happening in the U.S., right now. I cannot overstate how destructive such an interpretation would be should it be enacted on a federal level.
Here is a succinct post with committee contact information. Please write; please call. I am terrified for the people I love, detest, and do not know, and will be doing both.
RT