Cleveland Passes Trans-Friendly Bathroom Law Ahead Of Republican National Convention
Cleveland may be hosting the GOP's national convention next week, but the city wants Republicans to know it stands with the trans community.
This week, city officials unanimously passed a measure ensuring transgender people can use public bathrooms that match their gender identity. The current GOP platform praises laws like North Carolina's HB2, which marginalize LGBT people.
According to Cleveland.com, the new ordinance removes language from current city law that allows private businesses to decide who uses which restrooms. It was part of a larger package that was passed to update the city's antidiscrimination laws.
In addition to attacking trans people and marriage equality, the Republican platform also approves of conversion therapy and denies gay couples the right to adopt.
h/t: Huffington Post