(a)    In Subtitles 1 through 11 of this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)    “Commission” means the Commission on Civil Rights.

(c)    “Complainant” means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory act under this title.

(d)    “Discriminatory act” means an act prohibited under:

(1)    Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Public Accommodation);

(2)    Subtitle 4 of this title (Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated by Maryland Department of Labor);

(3)    Subtitle 5 of this title (Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial Property);

(4)    Subtitle 6 of this title (Discrimination in Employment);

(5)    Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or

(6)    Subtitle 8 of this title (Aiding, Abetting, or Attempting Discriminatory Act; Obstructing Compliance).

(e)    “Gender identity” means the gender–related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth, which may be demonstrated by:

(1)    consistent and uniform assertion of the person’s gender identity; or

(2)    any other evidence that the gender identity is sincerely held as part of the person’s core identity.

(f)    (1)    “Respondent” means a person accused in a complaint of a discriminatory act.

(2)    “Respondent” includes a person identified during an investigation of a complaint and joined as an additional or substitute respondent.

(g)    “Sexual orientation” means the identification of an individual as to male or female homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.