“We don’t need any artificial barriers to getting jobs or housing,” said Abreu, who plans to introduce the legislation to the City Council on Friday.
There are exceptions though, such as with tattoos that contain hate speech or “vulgarity,” as determined by the City Human Rights Commission, according to Abreu.introduced last spring that aims to codify prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s height or weight in employment, housing and access to public services. But the measure has not moved out of committee since it was introduced in April.
Brannan, who has many tattoos of his own, said he acquired some of his first tattoos in the 1990s, a time when tattooing in New York City was still illegal.
Important work. Number 2,675 on the list of things NYC needs to worry about and address right now, at best.
Should 'personal self-expression' be protected in the private sector
Nobody wants to hire a tattood freak.