Wisconsin was the first state to provide legal protection from discrimination for LGB people. That happened in 1982. But the state has never sought to include transgender people as well.
If a miracle occurs and the bill actually passes, Wisconsin would become the 20th state to ban discrimination against transgender people.
Canadian Sen. Grant Mitchell of Alberta is the sponsor of Bill C-16 and the government whip in the Senate.
The ACLU filed a motion yesterday for a stay on the national court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an ACA regulation that protects women and gender-variant people from discrimination in healthcare. The ACLU also asked the court to issue a formal ruling on its request to intervene in the lawsuit.
Washington is leading a coalition of 12 states and the District of Columbia opposing the states that have asked for a federal injunction against the guidelines which prevent employers and schools from discriminating against transgender people in bathroom access.
The states which are signatories to the amicus curiae filing by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon and Vermont.
The governor of Pennsylvania signed two executive orders yesterday to expand discrimination protections for LGBT people.
