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Anti-transgender "bathroom initiative" fails to make fall ballot (Washington State)
The anti-transgender "bathroom initiative", I-1552, designed to roll back bathroom and locker room access, has failed to collect enough signatures to win a place on Washington's November ballot.
Sponsors of the Just Want Privacy campaign canceled a scheduled 3 p.m. Friday meeting to turn in signatures at the Secretary of State's office. It marked the second straight year they have lost in the Legislature and again in efforts to force a statewide vote.
"Happy days," commented former King County Executive Ron Sims.
"This is a great victory over anti-transgender bigotry for human rights in our state," U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said in a statement.
Sponsors of the Just Want Privacy campaign canceled a scheduled 3 p.m. Friday meeting to turn in signatures at the Secretary of State's office. It marked the second straight year they have lost in the Legislature and again in efforts to force a statewide vote.
"Happy days," commented former King County Executive Ron Sims.
"This is a great victory over anti-transgender bigotry for human rights in our state," U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said in a statement.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Anti-transgender-bathroom-initiative-11274034.php
