Gender Identity Bill is a Legislative Priority for Maryland’s Governor Martin O’Malley
http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2011/12/31/gender-identity-bill-is-a-legislative-priority-for-marylands-governor-martin-omalley/
With the start of a new legislative session in Maryland right around the corner, this report from Sharon Brackett, Board Chair for Gender Rights Maryland, is welcome news indeed:
'Last evening I had a brief moment to chat with Governor OMalley just after he had finished a rare and wonderful performance with his band OMalleys March in Annapolis. I asked him about the upcoming Gender Identity legislation and he stated clearly The gender identity bill is a legislative priority! I could not be more encouraged to hear this.'
Gov. OMalleys statement is a natural follow-on to the powerful call to action he issued in May, 2011 in the wake of the brutal attack on Chrissy Lee Polis, a trans woman, in a McDonalds in Rosedale, Maryland.