As legislation banning unnecessary medical procedures on intersex youth again stalls in the California Legislature, state lawmakers are advancing a number of bills strengthening protections for transgender and nonbinary individuals.
The legislative strides are in contrast to the various transphobic laws Republican-controlled statehouses have been enacting in recent weeks.
Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) is carrying two trans rights bills this session that would bolster protections for individuals who have transitioned their gender.
His Assembly Bill 1184 would strengthen the privacy rights of people receiving sensitive health care services, such as gender-affirming care.