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California sues school district over transgender 'outing' policy

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California has sued the Chino Valley School District over a transgender 'outing' policy that requires educators to tell parents if students change their pronouns or name. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit to try to halt a school district's enforcement of what his office calls a "forced outing policy" involving transgender students. The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education, which serves about 26,000 students, recently adopted a mandatory gender identity disclosure policy that requires schools to tell parents if a student asks to use a name or pronoun that's different from what is listed on their birth certificate or other official records. The policy also requires parental notification if a student asks to use facilities or enter programs that don't align with their sex as it is on official records. "Every student has the right to learn and thrive in a school environment that promotes safety, privacy, and ...

Transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr defends actions following censure in Montana

In an interview with ABC News, Rep. Zooey Zephyr defended her actions that led to her censure in the House. The day after state Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by Montana House Republicans, she could be found seated in the public area of the state capitol building, voting and participating with her laptop as close to the House floor as she was allowed. “The people sent me here to do the work, and much of that work is on the House floor,” Zephyr told ABC News in an interview. “I need to be as close as possible, so I can have the conversations with legislators and make sure that I can, at least in some way, make sure the voice of my constituents can be discussed.” Zephyr’s calls to vote against a gender -affirming care ban for trans gender youth on bill SB99 prompted days of being ignored by Republican leaders on the House floor. "If you are denying gender-affirming care and forcing a trans child to go through puberty, that is tantamount to torture, and this body should be ashamed,...