"I had Concerns With Cross Dressers" - Senator James Brochin Votes Against Civil Rights

Senator James Brochin does not like cross dressers. 

But why?

His complete e-mail explanation to me for not letting Maryland's HB 449 out of committee:

"I had concerns with the language as it allowed cross-dressers.  Previous versions which I supported did not include this and I tried to work with the sponsor but he liked his language."

Photo Credit: US Army Production of

Irvin Berlin's "This Is the Army, Mr Jones" (1942)

This sort of flippant response begs many questions:

Isn't cross dressing more of an on-stage, display thing? 

Was Senator Brochin turned on by Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire? 

Is Senator Brochin's electoral district flooded with cross dressers?

Is Baltimore County sinking under a tide of public cross dressing?

Is Maryland seeking disaster relief funds to combat a tsunami of public cross dressing?

Are cross dressers across America lined up to use the public restroom at McDonalds? Walmart? Starbucks? 

Is it accurate to blame an unnamed sponsor of a civil rights bill for one's own negative vote?

Is it fair to block a vote in committee when there is every indication that a majority of votes will pass the bill into law if it makes it to the Senate floor? (There were 23 sponsors in the Senate, with 24 votes needed for passage.)

One final question: 

Did Senator Brochin sell his vote in exchange for $$ from restaurant or other retail associations, who prefer not to go public against civil rights?

Stay tuned . . .

For more information:

Capital Gazette: Transgender rights bill killed by committee

Baltimore Outloud: Transgender Bill Dies in Committee