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California senator pushes for ‘Transgender Privacy Act’

By Miles Cooper
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January 10, 2025
California senator pushes for ‘Transgender Privacy Act’
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California senator pushes for ‘Transgender Privacy Act’

SB 59 would shield the privateness of transgender and nonbinary folks by mechanically making all court docket data associated to their gender transition sealed and confidential to scale back dangers that they are going to be “outed,” the senator’s workplace mentioned.

The senator mentioned his invoice is partially in response to Donald Trump’s return to the White Home. In accordance with Wiener, the incoming president’s administration will probably be “openly hostile to the transgender community,” and “states like California must step up to defend them.”

Some transgender and nonbinary persons are shocked to find that their data, together with “deadnames” and different private info, are discoverable on-line, Wiener mentioned.

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“When I learned I was unable to change my name in California without being forcibly outed online and exposed to harassment I was appalled,” mentioned Hazel Williams, San Francisco resident and group organizer. “There are 220,000 transgender and non-binary adults in California. All of us deserve privacy and safety.”

Senator Wiener mentioned, “Unfortunately, right-wing groups and individuals have used publicly available personal information to harass trans people in California and across the nation. The incoming Trump administration will only embolden abusive right-wing extremists.”

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Final 12 months, a transgender lady in Stanislaus County sued for the precise to seal her court docket data after she was allegedly subjected to harassment after being forcibly outed on social media and at work.

If the invoice is accepted, all court docket data regarding an individual’s earlier title, gender, and intercourse change could be sealed.

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