Transgendered gain protections
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Starting today, New Jersey joins eight other states in making it illegal for employers and landlords to discriminate against transgendered people.
The law, which sailed through the Legislature in December, has received little attention in a state that’s gaining a reputation for being welcoming to lesbian, gay and transgendered people. Earlier this year, New Jersey began allowing civil unions for same-sex couples.
Advocates hope the new law will lead to more acceptance and awareness of people who are born one gender but live as the opposite gender.
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