Transgender student rights bill OK'd in California
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enshrine">enshrine</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whichever">whichever</span> <span word="restroom">restroom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="locker">locker</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span>.</p><p><span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Gov">Gov</span> <span word="Jerry">Jerry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>-<span word="segregated">segregated</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="perception">perception</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>.</p><p><span word="Supporters">Supporters</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="bullying">bullying</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="discrimination">discrimination</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="waging">waging</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="restrooms">restrooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="locker">locker</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="transgender">transgender</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>? <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="legislator">legislator</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Ammiano">Ammiano</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="uncomfortable">uncomfortable</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excuse">excuse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="prejudice">prejudice</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="objected">objected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Inevitably">Inevitably</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="mischievous">mischievous</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="settings">settings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intimidating">intimidating</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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