By John Mack Freeman
The New York City Commission On Human Rights released a new report from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration that outlines the way the city will interpret a 2002 law that protects the rights of trans people.
First off, it has officially banned willful misuse of gender pronouns as part of a new update to the city’s 1945 Human Rights Law. Via Queerty:
The new guidance, released on December 21, will fine employers, landlords and service providers up to $250,000 for deliberately addressing individuals by the wrong name or gender pronouns. New York City defines “gender” as one’s “actual or perceived sex and shall also include a person’s gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not that gender identity, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to that person at birth.”
It also states that any single-occupant bathroom must be labelled as being gender neutral and open for everyone. It also makes it illegal for there to be different dress codes for each gender inside the city.