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What happens when Gay bullies use the law

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Image via Wikipedia  In its last session the Massachusetts legislature considered a radical “ Transgender Equal Rights” law.  It didn’t pass, but we can expect it to be back again next session. According to the proposed legislation, ‘transgendered’ persons would receive special legal protection. The term “ gender identity or expression” would be added to current laws and defined as “a gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of an individual, regardless of the individual’s physiology or assigned sex at birth.” The law would apply not only to people who have undergone surgery to create the appearance of the other sex, both above and below the waist, but anyone who is simply wants to dress as the other sex.           This would effect all public accommodations , because according to the law “ all otherwise lawfully sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts and amusements shall grant persons admission to and the full enjoyment of such facilities, accomm