PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 24, 2009
A new poll has found a large majority of Massachusetts voters support a transgender protections bill currently being debated by the Legislature, gay weekly Bay Windows reported.
The poll of 400 voters found that 3 in 4 (76%) support the bill that bans discrimination against transgender people in employment, housing and public accommodations. The poll was conducted by Lake Research Partners and commissioned by a coalition of over 70 Massachusetts civil rights organizations, including the Massachusetts chapter of the National Organization for Women, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, MassEquality, and the gay marriage advocate group Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)....
....The poll also found that an overwhelming majority (73%) of voters want their legislators to vote in favor of the law....
....But opponents of the bill say it should be flushed down the toilet....
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