Title IX Lunch and Learn on GENDA

Join Title IX for a Lunch and Learn on GENDA, New York State's Human Rights Law Protections for Gender Identity & Expression on February 12th from 12:00 to 1:00pm in the Empire Room. We will discuss important aspects of the law and how it affects your work here at MCC. 

What Does the Law Cover?
Discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression is prohibited in all areas covered by the Human Rights Law, including employment, housing, places of public accommodation, non-religious schools, and more

What Is Gender Identity or Expression?
Gender identity or expression means a person's actual or perceived gender-related identity, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth, including, but not limited to, the status of being transgender. A transgender person is an individual who has a gender identity different from the sex assigned to that individual at birth. Gender dysphoria is a recognized medical condition related to an individual having a gender identity different from the sex assigned at birth. Gender non-conforming is a term used to describe a person whose gender expression differs from gender stereotypes, norms, and expectations in a given culture or historical period. Non-binary is term used to describe a person who does not identify as exclusively male or female.

What Is Prohibited by the Law?
Unlawful discrimination based on gender identity or expression can include:

• questions about gender identity or expression, an individual's sex assigned at birth, medical history, or body parts in a job or housing interview
• refusing to hire for a job, to rent an apartment or to allow equal access to credit, a public accommodation, or a school
• terminating employment or housing
• applying different terms or conditions of employment, of a lease, of credit or of service in a public establishment
• denying the use of restrooms, locker rooms, or other facilities consistent with a person's gender identity
• requiring grooming, uniform, or appearance standards based on sex stereotypes