b"Our bills in the 129th Legislature con't: LD 1701-An Act to Clarify Various Provisions of the Maine HumanRights ActThis bill makes several changes to the Maine Human Rights Act in order toclarify its proper application and interpretation, including finally providing adefinition of gender identity and separating it from the definition of sexualorientation. In addition, this bill requires that places of publicaccommodation designate all single-occupancy restrooms as gender-neutral. This does not require new construction of gender-neutralrestrooms but that current single-occupancy restrooms in public places bedesignated as gender-neutral.EqualityMaine supported this bill; it was passed by thelegislature and signed into law by the governor! LD 1703-An Act to Improve Consistency within the MaineHuman Rights ActThis bill makes several changes to the Maine Human Rights Act in order toachieve consistency, including clarifying that the sexual orientationprovisions already in the Maine Human Rights Act extend to genderidentity. Sexual orientation and gender identity are two different, thoughsometimes related, parts of an individual's identity and should both beprotected as such. EqualityMaine supported this bill; it was passed out ofcommittee and is awaiting final action in the House and Senate!4"