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New Jersey bill protects LGBTQ+ nursing home residents

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New Jersey governor Phil Murphy recently signed the ‘LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights’, which will provide legal protections from discrimination for queer people living in nursing homes.

The new law bans discrimination, which includes refusal to use someone’s preferred pronouns or denying them access to single-sex spaces.

After signing the bill, Murphy tweeted: “Everyone should be able to live with the dignity and equality they deserve.”Gov. Phil Murphy The bill passed unanimously through the state senate earlier this year, with Murphy saying his administration is “committed” to supporting older LGBTQ+ people.

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