Health CareA New Wave Of Kids Is Coming Out As Transgender — And Doctors Are Trying To Keep UpDecember 5, 2018 | Sammy CaiolaExperts say waiting a long time for care can be unhealthy for kids with ‘gender dysphoria.’ It’s an official medical condition, and patients must be diagnosed with it to be covered for treatment. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Will Continue To Ban State-Funded Travel To North CarolinaApril 12, 2017 | Ben BradfordCalifornia will continue to ban state-funded travel to North Carolina, after lawmakers in that state repealed its controversial “bathroom bill”—but replaced it with another. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBill Would Allow Third Gender On Birth Certificates, Driver's LicensesApril 5, 2017 | Ja'Nel JohnsonThe Gender Recognition Act would allow people to identify as "non-binary." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Trump's Reversal Of Transgender Student Bathroom Guidelines Doesn't Affect Calif. Public SchoolsFebruary 22, 2017 | Ben BradfordTransgender students in California public schools can continue to use facilities for the gender they identify with. That’s even after the Trump Administration withdrew federal guidelines Wednesday.
California Funds 1st US Inmate Sex ReassignmentJanuary 6, 2017(AP) - A 57-year-old convicted killer has become the first U.S. inmate to receive state-funded sex reassignment surgery.
10 States Sue Over Restrooms Transgender Students Can UseJuly 8, 2016(AP) - Ten states are suing the federal government over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms conforming to their gender identity.
State GovernmentMeasure To Limit Transgender Restroom Use Fails To QualifyDecember 22, 2015(AP) - Backers of a proposed ballot initiative that sought to require transgender people to use the public restrooms that correspond with their biological sex say they have failed to qualify the measure for the California ballot.
State GovernmentLaw Extends Protections For Transgender PeopleAugust 13, 2015 | Katie OrrTransgender victims of violence in California will now have more legal protections. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Transgender California Inmate Freed From Prison After ParoleAugust 13, 2015(AP) - California has paroled a transgender inmate a day before a federal appeals court was to hear her request for the state prison to pay for her sex reassignment surgery.
State GovernmentLaw Seeks To Fairly Represent Transgender People In DeathJuly 1, 2015 | Katie OrrA new California law allows the death certificates of transgender people to reflect the gender they identified with, rather than their biological sex. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
