Dallas County commissioners on Tuesday voted to include transgender employees in the county’s non-discrimination policy.
The order, approved by a 3-2 vote, prohibits harassment and discrimination against transgender employees, or on the basis of “gender identity and gender expression.”
Tuesday’s action reflects significant changes to the Commissioners Court, which consists of a Democratic majority after last year’s election for the first time since the 1980s, reported the Dallas Morning News.
On March 22, the court added sexual orientation to the policy — one of the commissioners who advocated for that change thought it covered transgender employees as well.
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The commissioners voted along party lines Tuesday, with three Democrats agreeing to change the county code, and the two Republicans voting against it.