{"id":505959,"date":"2017-01-03T17:25:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.logalt.net\/tap\/chris-christie\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:30:13","slug":"chris-christie","status":"publish","type":"gap","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/gap\/chris-christie\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-8d8deec3-7fff-793b-655d-07d262bd6746\">\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2017\/07\/christie-signs-bill-giving-new-rights-to-transgender-nj-residents\/\">In 2017 &#8220;signed two bills<\/a> instituting broad new protections for transgender New Jersey residents: one directing schools to let students use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their gender identity or provide &#8216;reasonable alternative arrangements,&#8217; and another prohibiting health insurers from discriminating against transgender residents.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u2014<a 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