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Please sign the petition to stop the “Bathroom Bill”

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By Commissioner Robin Bartlett Frazier

Thanks to my friend, Delegate Neil Parrott, Chairman of MDPetitions.com, I would like to share this important information with my constituents in Carroll County as well as others across Maryland.

As you probably know, I was one of many who spoke out against the dangerous “Bathroom Bill,” SB 212 ( Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014) Under the guise of “fairness,” this bill forces businesses to allow men to use women’s restrooms, shower rooms, locker rooms, etc. and vice versa if they do no more than claim that they are the opposite sex.  Of course, this creates a serious safety hazard, especially for our women and children.

The new bill defines “gender identity” as “the gender–related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth, which may be demonstrated by: (1) consistent and uniform assertion of the person’s gender identity; or (2) any other evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the person’s core identity” (emphasis added).  There it is – gender identity must simply be held as part of one’s “core identity”.  No test or requirement.  No way to call out someone who is simply a predator and has just found an easy way to get in the bathroom with your daughter – until it’s too late.   Currently, Maryland law allows for the separation of men’s and women’s facilities in businesses that are open to the public.  There is a reason – protection of privacy and safety.  This bill does not exempt bathrooms – unless the affected business creates an “equivalent space” for those who claim to be the gender that they are not, a provision that could likely be struck down in court.

We need 55,736 valid signatures by June 30th so would you please visit MDPetitions.com today to help stop this bill from becoming Maryland law? Here are a few things you can do to help meet the deadline:

  1. Sign the petition online. (There is no phone number to reach MDPetitions. If you need assistance, please call my office at 410-386-2400 and we will assist you.)  The link is https://mdpetitions.com/
  2. Share with your family, friends, and neighbors:
    1. Email
    2. Post on Facebook
    3. Tweet @MDPetitions  (#bathroombill #notfair #sb212)
    4. Oh, and of course, the old telephone and word of mouth.
  3. Get a volunteer packet from the website and help collect signatures from people you know.

Please don’t let the past losses at the ballot box discourage you! This IS the process we have at this point to take a stand and say, “Enough is enough!”

 Please sign the petition right now, tell your friends about it, and help other people get the petition – time is short and many people don’t know about this absurd bill.

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