Comments on: Mass. Moves Toward Gender Neutral Laws http://www.365gay.com/news/mass-gender-laws/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Randall Brotherton http://www.365gay.com/news/mass-gender-laws/comment-page-1/#comment-7089 Randall Brotherton Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=2248#comment-7089 The 14th Amendment defines a citizen of the US as just that: Citizen. Which further illustrates the problems with our federal and state governments. As cited above: "Maine changed its drafting standards in 1988 to adopt gender-neutral language, with exceptions for bills singling out men or women in some context." What "exceptions"? A citizen is a citizen. There should be NO "exceptions" or laws which parse out one gender or the other. The 14th Amendment defines a citizen of the US as just that: Citizen.

Which further illustrates the problems with our federal and state governments. As cited above: “Maine changed its drafting standards in 1988 to adopt gender-neutral language, with exceptions for bills singling out men or women in some context.”

What “exceptions”? A citizen is a citizen. There should be NO “exceptions” or laws which parse out one gender or the other.

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