Amendment #815 to H3400

Bathroom Use Clarification

Mr. Lyons of Andover moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

SECTION XXXX.  Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-

Fifty-ninth, The meaning of “gender identity” shall be distinct from that of “sex” and “sexual orientation.”  Access to lawfully sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts, and amusements, as well as educational, athletic, and therapeutic activities and programs, shall be controlled by an individual’s anatomical sex of male or female, regardless of that individual’s gender identity.  The Secretary of Education and anyone under his purview shall issue no guideline that contradicts this language, and shall revoke any such contradictory guideline already issued."

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Bathroom Use Clarification