From: annie (dlvdisc@geekbabe.com)
Date: Fri Apr 10 2009 - 22:31:06 CDT
>You might want to check out this article in the Review Journal
>newspaper:
>http://www.lvrj.com/news/42728252.html
We've been lucky in that many of the very recent proposed
non-discrimination legislation has been TG-inclusive, unlike
the last draft of ENDA passed by the House. :(
As the article states, this proposed legislation would assert
the right of TGs to use gender-appropriate public facilities.
However, reading the article, one might infer, erroneously,
that it is currently illegal for a genetic male to use a
public ladies room. Again, IANAL, but a fairly exhaustive
search of statutes by an attorney failed to find any such
statute, anywhere in the Nevada Revised Statutes, Clark
County Code, or Las Vegas Municipal Code.
Not directly related, but one such search did uncover a
Clark County park regulation that does indeed prevent genetic
males from "entering or loitering nearby" a ladies restroom
in a public park, but this is in no way, according to
counsel, applies in such places as casinos, restaurants,
clubs, etc. This appears to be the source of the very
persistent rumor that such use is, indeed illegal in LV.
Should this proposed legislation pass, yes, then we will then
have a right to use gender-appropriate facilities. As of this
time, however, management can, by policy or by whim, restrict
our use, and has done so several times in the past.
This is one reason why we need to be very careful to use
public facilities appropriately!
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