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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: Wingnut on February 14, 2019, 08:26:39 pm

Title: Dems introduce bill to take gender-specific terms out of tax code to make it LGBTQ-inclusive
Post by: Wingnut on February 14, 2019, 08:26:39 pm

A bill introduced by two Democratic lawmakers Thursday would update the U.S. tax code to remove gender-specific references such as “husband” and “wife” and would replace the terms with “spouse” in an effort to be LGBTQ-inclusive.

Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Andy Levin (D-Mich.) said in a press release announcing the legislation that the tax code is outdated and does not reflect marriage equality.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/430064-dems-introduce-bill-to-take-gender-specific-terms-out-of-tax-code-to-make-it