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Bill 23-07
- Text of Bill 23-07
- Impact and Fines
- No Exemptions
- Female Impersonators Covered?
- Exploitation by Voyeurs?
- Am. Psych Ass. Statements
- Are You A Bigot?
- Duchy's Aide
- Bathrooms
- Kids
- Church Participation
- Religious Liberty
- Who voted for this?
- Council Arrogance
- Anti-Discrimination
- Talking Points
- Victory Pictures
What Others Say...
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"We salute CRG for being willing to speak out on behalf of the people of Montgomery County and our young people who will be affected by this propaganda. We urge our friends to assist CRG in gathering signatures for this referendum."
Peter Sprigg |
Mailing Address
Maryland Citizens for Responsible Government
(MCRG-Repeal Bill 23-07)
PO Box 84055
Gaithersburg, MD 20883-4052
Repeal Bill 23-07 – Gender Identity Non-Discrimination
Per Bill 23-07, Gender Identity:
“Gender identity means an individual’s actual or perceived gender, including a person’s gender-related appearance, expression, image, identity, or behavior, whether or not those gender-related characteristics differ from the characteristics customarily associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth.”
Just the Facts on Bill 23-07
Montgomery County joined approximately 80 jurisdictions and 13 states in adding “gender identity “non- discrimination. However, unlike some other jurisdictions and the federal ENDA proposal:
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- Bill 23-07 has no exemption for religious organizations.
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- Bill 23-07 has no exemption for religious educational institutions
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- Bill 23-07 has no exemption for places of shared nudity.
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- Bill 23-07 has no exemption for small businesses (less than 15 employees).
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- Bill 23-07 definition of gender identity is so broad, cross-dressers are included.
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- Bill 23-07 has no exemption for renters looking for roommates.
Montgomery County Council (MCC) Bill 23-07, while including gender identity into the existing public accommodations non-discrimination code, did not provide an exemption for places of shared nudity. Bill 23-07 still includes public accommodations, and public bathrooms and locker rooms fall under “public accommodations”. The existing non-discrimination code, which Bill 23-07 amends, was written over 20 years ago. The existing non-discrimination code desegregated bathrooms, buses, restaurants and all kinds of public accommodations. Montgomery County points at the “distinctly private and personal” existing part of the code (which precedes Bill 23-07 by 20 years) and implies that it somehow was written with bathrooms in mind. This is appears to be a smokescreen attempt by MCC. Read the public accommodations CODE and judge for yourself.
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Text of Bill 23-07
We've had a number of requests to post the entire text of Bill 23-07 on the website. Below are links to the official bill as passed by the legislature and signed by the County Executive
AUTHORITY: MARYLAND CITIZENS FOR A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT CORPORATION-REPEAL BILL 23-07; RUTH M. JACOBS TREASURER.