42-U.S.C.-12208

§12208 – Transvestites

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Title 42 > Chapter 126 > Subchapter IV > Section 12208

Details

• Reference: Section 12208
• Legend: §12208 – Transvestites
• USCode Year: 2011

Provision Content

For the purposes of this chapter, the term “disabled” or “disability” shall not apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite.

(Pub. L. 101–336, title V, §509, formerly §508, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 373; renumbered §509, Pub. L. 110–325, §6(a)(2), Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3558.)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12101 of this title and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 509 of Pub. L. 101–336 was renumbered section 510 and is classified to section 12209 of this title.

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