In the article “Candidates decry mailings on their transgender votes’’ (Metro, Nov. 4), the reporter describes the public accommodations bill as one of the most controversial bills of the legislative session without giving the vote tally. This suggests that only a bare majority supported it. In fact, the bill passed the Senate by a 33-4 vote and the House by a 116-36 margin. Governor Baker willingly signed the bill, although he had the option to let it pass into law without his signature. That he opposed such a measure five years ago may be of interest, but what is relevant is that he changed his view.

The article gives lots of space to the fears of this legislation’s opponents but fails to mention that more than 15 states and the District of Columbia that already have this legislation have experienced none of the problems that the opponents fear.

It is transgender people who are at greater risk of violence than any other minority in this country.

Marion Freedman-Gurspan, Brookline