New York’s “Misgendering” Law is Wrong, No Matter How You Feel About Transgenderism

New York’s “Misgendering” Law is Wrong, No Matter How You Feel About Transgenderism

by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]he Republic just published a very informative report on a new civil rights guideline that could end up with NYC citizens facing hefty fines for what is being called “misgendering.” The idea, as the original news story explains, is that calling a trans person the wrong pronoun or title is…

New York Can Fine You $250k For ‘Misgendering’ Somebody

By Blake Neff Calling a person “she” instead of “ze” could be grounds for a $250,000 fine in New York City under new civil rights guidelines published just before Christmas which ban the “misgendering” of individuals. Discrimination based on gender identity has been illegal in New York since 2002, but last week the New York…