NY Trans Rights Bill

From The Advocate:

The New York State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression in employment, housing, public accommodations, access to credit, and other key areas. The Gender Expression Non-discrimination Act also would add gender identity and expression as protected categories in the state's human rights law.

GENDA passed the Democrat-controlled assembly by a wide margin for the second session in a row. This year, debate on the measure took 15 minutes, according to Gay City News.

The bill faces less certain prospects in the senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32-30 majority. Last year, when the chamber was controlled by Republicans, the bill died without being taken up.