#SafeBathroomsMD

Gender-Inclusive Single-Occupancy Restrooms are a simple matter of purchasing a $15 sign. Help us pass SB 486 & HB 572 in Maryland to require bathrooms to be labeled with simple inclusive signage.

If you want to learn more about these bills, click the button below to download a FAQ with more information about this bill, the history of this legislation in Maryland, and other states and jurisdictions that have already passed similar legislation in their areas.

Actions to Take to Help:

What Steps Can I Take?

1. Find out who your State Senator and House Delegates are, go here.

2. Call or email the members of the Judicial Proceedings Committee in the State Senate: Chair William C. Smith, Jr., Vice Chair Jeff Waldstreicher, Senator Jack Bailey Senator Jill P. Carter, Senator Robert Cassilly, Senator Shelly Hettleman, Senator Michael J. Hough, Senator Susan C. Lee, Senator Charles E. Sydnor, III Senator Ron Watson, Senator Chris West.

3. Call or email the members of the Economic Matters Committee in the State House: Chair C.T. Wilson, Vice Chair Brian M. Crosby, Delegate Christopher T. Adams, Delegate Steven J. Arentz, Delegate Talmadge Branch, Delegate Benjamin Brooks, Delegate Ned Carey, Delegate Lorig Charkoudian, Delegate Diana M. Fennell, Delegate Mark N. Fisher , Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison, Delegate Seth A. Howard, Delegate Rick Impallaria, Delegate Carl Jackson, Delegate Johnny Mautz, Delegate Jesse T. Pippy, Delegate Lily Qi, Delegate Pam Queen, Delegate Mike Rogers, Delegate Veronica Turner, Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, Delegate Jay Walker, and Delegate Courtney Watson.

4. In your call or email, share that you Support SB 486/HB 572 and ask them for their Support for SB 682/HB 572. Sample email/script below:

   “Hello Senator/Delegate [SENATOR’S/DELEGATE’S NAME],

   I am writing/calling you today to share that I support SB 486/HB 572 the Open to All Act which would require public bathrooms to be labeled with simple inclusive signage. I would like to ask for you to provide a favorable report for SB 682/HB 572.

   Thank you!

   {YOUR NAME}

5. Ask at least 3 friends living in Maryland to also call/email their State Senators and State Delegates!

ACTION ALERT!

Thank you everyone for emailing or calling your State Senator and House Delegate to say you support SB 486/HB 572, especially if they are on the Judicial Proceedings Committee or the Economic Matters Committee. After you do so, please tweet that you’ve done so to encourage others to join in! Tag us @TransMaryland