Massachusetts votes ‘Yes’ to defend rights of transgender residents
Voters in Massachusetts chose to retain a law that protects people who are transgender from discrimination. The law, passed in 2016 by the state legislature, bans discrimination based on gender identity in public accommodations such as hotels, restaurants, and other public places. Opponents to this law received enough support to put it on the ballot as a referendum in the 2018 midterm elections as Question 3. Question 3—which asked whether residents would like to uphold the law—was approved by 67.8 percent of those who voted
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