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On April 6, 2023, the federal Department of Education proposed a regulation regarding the inclusion of transgender students in school sports under Title IX. Check out the resources below to learn more.

Here’s what to know (Download the PDF):

https://www.gladlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Title-IX-Rule-2023_What-to-Know.pdf

The Fact Sheet (Download the PDF):

https://www.gladlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Athletic-NPRM-FS-4.14.23-v1.pdf

Read GLAD’s statement on the proposed regulation.

Updated 4/14/2023

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Today the Department of Education issued a proposed regulation regarding the requirement for inclusion of transgender students in school sports under Title IX.

Jennifer Levi, Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, issued the following comment on the proposed rule:

We applaud the Department of Education for issuing a rule that affirms the importance of giving transgender students the chance to play sports. Being on a team helps students build healthy self-esteem, confidence, and positive self-image. The proposed rule prohibits the kind of categorical bans adopted in too many states that are hurting transgender students and that send a dangerous message to all students. It also allows schools to adopt reasonable policies for inclusion of transgender athletes that take into account differences between sports and across levels of competition. With this proposal the Department is recognizing the importance of fair and equal treatment for transgender student athletes.

Learn more about the proposed rule.

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Today a federal judge in Texas đã ban hành một lệnh TRONG Braidwood kiện Becerra blocking a long-standing requirement under the Affordable Care Act that all preventive healthcare services given an A or B rating by United States Preventive Services Task Force, including a drug that reduces the risk of HIV transmission by close to 100%, must be covered by health insurance plans without cost sharing.

“This broad and dangerous order will impact critical preventative care services that millions of Americans rely on, including cancer screenings, pregnancy-related screenings and preventative mental health care,” said Ben Klein, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) Senior Director of Litigation and HIV Law. “Today’s order in Braidwood kiện Becerra will have direct and devastating consequences for efforts to combat the HIV epidemic. We have a safe, approved therapy PrEP (Preexposure Prophylaxis), that is nearly 100% effective at preventing transmission of HIV but that remains underutilized, particularly among Black and Latinx communities. Ending the requirement that insurers cover PrEP with no cost-sharing will increase new HIV diagnoses and exacerbate racial health disparities when what we need is to be ensuring more people have access to PrEP. Copays and deductibles deter people from accessing healthcare. Make no mistake, we will see more HIV transmission as a result of this ruling.”

According to researchers at Yale and Harvard, ending the prohibition of cost sharing for PrEP will increase HIV transmission among men who have sex with men by at least 17% in the first year alone.

The CDC reported in 2019 that only 23% of people eligible for PrEP were prescribed it, and that only 8% of Black people and 14% of Latinx people eligible for PrEP received it compared to 63% of white people.

“States must take action now to address the glaring danger presented by today’s ruling in Braidwood kiện Becerra,” added Klein who is working to enact legislation to create a state mandate requiring insurers to cover PrEP with no cost sharing. “In Massachusetts today, only 9,113 of the 24,900 Massachusetts residents at high risk for HIV have been prescribed PrEP. We must do better. We urge the legislature to pass an Act to Address Barriers to HIV Medication that will fix this problem for Massachusetts.”

Learn more about PrEP.

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So far this year, nearly 500 bills targeting LGBTQ+ people have been introduced in states across the country – a dramatic increase over 2022 and 2021, which already set records.

The bills introduced – and some now passed – over the past few years follow the same aggressive template from state to state. Most of them target LGBTQ+ youth, ranging from forcing teachers to out transgender students before they are ready or banning any discussion of LGBTQ+ people and issues in schools, to banning transgender kids from playing on school sports teams with their friends and criminalizing doctors and parents for providing essential health care that can enable transgender youth to thrive.

Now we are also seeing this radical anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Congress, where far-right politicians in the House have introduced two bills that, if passed, would have dire consequences for LGBTQ+ kids and their families across the country.

Contact your representatives in Congress today and tell them to say NO to these two harmful bills:

HR 734 would ban transgender and intersex youth from playing on school sports teams, taking away the important social and health benefits, and the opportunities to build skills like teamwork, cooperation, and leadership we know kids get from playing sports.
HR 5 would insert the federal government as a national school board, undermine local control, and hurt the ability of parents and teachers to support children. At a moment when we are already seeing dangerous moves toward school censorship and book bans, this unprecedented federal government interference would disrupt the public education system, undermine our communities, especially LGBTQ+ families and families of color, and cut LGBTQ+ youth off from accessing the resources and support they need to thrive.

These two federal bills – as harmful as they are – are just the tip of the iceberg of what we might see if we don’t stop them now.

As we’ve seen in the states, where bills targeting LGBTQ+ people have exploded—from schools to marriage equality to drag shows—some politicians are set on using false claims about LGBTQ+ people to stoke fears and score political points. Those false claims create a culture of hostility and fear have been shown to increase levels of depression and suicidality within LGBTQ+ youth.

The good news is that people on the side of inclusion, justice, and love understand that we are all in this together. We know that an attack on one is an attack on all. And when we work together, we can protect ourselves and each other.

The sheer volume of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced over the past three years is alarming and overwhelming.

But even in these times when it can feel like we are constantly on defense, we can take action to fight these attacks and secure critical legal rights for our community.

Contact your federal representatives today to urge them to vote no on HR 734 and HR 5, and then find out what is happening in your state Và how you can get involved.

While cynical far-right actors provoke anxiety and cause harm to the most vulnerable LGBTQ+ people, we have the power and the responsibility to work and encourage the country to live up to the promise of justice, love, and freedom for all of us.

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Một quy định mới cấm các phương pháp điều trị y tế hiệu quả và đã được công nhận dành cho thanh thiếu niên chuyển giới mắc chứng rối loạn nhận dạng giới tính có hiệu lực tại Florida hôm nay. Trong bối cảnh các nhà cung cấp dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe và các nhà nghiên cứu bày tỏ sự lo ngại về việc lệnh cấm này coi thường khoa học và y học, một nhóm phụ huynh tại Florida, những người cam kết bảo vệ sức khỏe và hạnh phúc của con em mình, và vô cùng lo ngại về tác động của lệnh cấm, đang chuẩn bị đệ đơn kiện lên tòa án liên bang.

“Chúng tôi biết con gái chúng tôi cần được chăm sóc y tế như thế nào và lệnh cấm này khiến chúng tôi rất sợ hãi”, ông nói. Jane Doe, mẹ của Susan Doe, 11 tuổi. “Chúng tôi đã làm việc với các bác sĩ gia đình từ khi con gái còn nhỏ để hiểu những gì cháu đang trải qua và cẩn thận quyết định con đường đúng đắn cho cháu, đó là sống đúng với con người thật của cháu. Lệnh cấm này ngăn cản chúng tôi điều trị cho cháu khi cháu bước vào tuổi dậy thì. Con gái chúng tôi là một đứa trẻ vui vẻ, tự tin, nhưng việc từ chối cho cháu tiếp cận dịch vụ chăm sóc y tế theo khuyến nghị của bác sĩ sẽ hoàn toàn đảo lộn cuộc sống của cháu. Tôi rất đau lòng trước những ảnh hưởng của việc này đối với sức khỏe thể chất và tinh thần của cháu.”

Gia đình Doe là một gia đình quân nhân chuyển đến Florida khi John Doe đóng quân ở đó với tư cách là một sĩ quan cấp cao của Hải quân Hoa Kỳ. Điều này khiến gia đình rơi vào tình thế vô cùng khó khăn vì việc chuyển ra khỏi tiểu bang để tìm kiếm sự chăm sóc mà con gái họ, Susan Doe, đang cần, là điều không thể.

“Chúng tôi không còn lựa chọn nào khác ngoài việc ở lại đây và chiến đấu vì con gái mình,” ông nói. Jane Doe. “Các bác sĩ quân y luôn hết lòng hỗ trợ gia đình chúng tôi, và bảo hiểm quân y của chúng tôi cũng chi trả cho việc chăm sóc sức khỏe theo khuyến cáo của con gái tôi. Nhưng vì nơi chúng tôi sống, gia đình chúng tôi giờ đây sẽ được đối xử khác biệt so với những gia đình quân nhân khác đang làm cùng công việc phục vụ đất nước ở những tiểu bang không có lệnh cấm phân biệt đối xử như thế này.”

“Những hành động tàn nhẫn và không cần thiết của Hội đồng Y khoa Florida gây hại cho trẻ em chuyển giới ở Florida và tước đi quyền của những bậc cha mẹ như tôi trong việc đảm bảo con cái mình nhận được sự chăm sóc y tế phù hợp, dựa trên bằng chứng”, ông nói. một bà mẹ thứ hai ở Florida tham gia vụ kiện thay mặt cho bản thân và cậu con trai mười bốn tuổi của mình. “Con trai tôi cuối cùng cũng đã đến được giai đoạn mà cháu cảm thấy hy vọng, khi việc được kê đơn testosterone đã ở ngay trước mắt và cháu có thể nhìn thấy tương lai của chính mình với cơ thể của mình, nhưng điều đó đã bị tước đoạt bởi quy định phân biệt đối xử này. Tôi rất lo lắng về tác động của việc không được tiếp cận điều trị y tế đối với con mình. Nỗi ám ảnh tồi tệ nhất của mọi bậc cha mẹ là phải lo lắng về những điều không thể tưởng tượng được.”

Chính sách có hiệu lực từ hôm nay sẽ ngăn cản việc tiếp cận các phương pháp điều trị an toàn, hiệu quả và đã được thiết lập tốt cho những thanh thiếu niên được chẩn đoán mắc chứng rối loạn bản dạng giới nhưng chưa bắt đầu dùng thuốc trì hoãn dậy thì hoặc điều trị bằng hormone. Lệnh cấm được ban hành theo chỉ đạo của Thống đốc, Bác sĩ phẫu thuật trưởng Ladapo và Bộ Y tế thông qua một cuộc bỏ phiếu từ Hội đồng Y khoa và Hội đồng Y khoa Nắn xương. Lệnh cấm và quá trình dẫn đến lệnh cấm đã bị chỉ trích rộng rãi bởi nhiều bác sĩ, hiệp hội y khoa và nhà nghiên cứu uy tín, bao gồm hơn 300 nhà cung cấp dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe tại Florida, những người có kinh nghiệm điều trị chứng rối loạn bản dạng giới cho thanh thiếu niên. Nó mâu thuẫn với các hướng dẫn được thiết lập qua nhiều năm nghiên cứu lâm sàng và được khuyến nghị bởi Viện Hàn lâm Nhi khoa Hoa Kỳ, Hội Nội tiết, Viện Hàn lâm Tâm thần Trẻ em và Vị thành niên Hoa Kỳ và Hiệp hội Chuyên gia Thế giới về Sức khỏe Người chuyển giới.

“Chính sách này được đưa ra thông qua một quá trình chính trị với kết luận được xác định trước và nó hoàn toàn trái ngược với sức nặng áp đảo của bằng chứng và khoa học”, ông nói. Simone Chriss, Giám đốc Sáng kiến về quyền của người chuyển giới, Southern Legal Counsel. “Thật là đạo đức giả đến mức không thể tin được khi một tiểu bang tự nhận mình rất quan tâm đến việc bảo vệ 'quyền của cha mẹ' lại tước đi quyền của cha mẹ trong việc đảm bảo con cái họ được chăm sóc y tế phù hợp. Tôi đã làm việc với các gia đình và nhà cung cấp dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe của họ ở Florida trong nhiều năm. Họ làm việc không mệt mỏi mỗi ngày để đảm bảo kết quả sức khỏe tốt nhất cho con cái và bệnh nhân của họ, và họ vô cùng lo lắng về những tác động tàn khốc mà lệnh cấm này sẽ gây ra.”

Các nguyên đơn là cha mẹ và con cái của họ được đại diện bởi Southern Legal Counsel, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Trung tâm Quốc gia về Quyền của Người đồng tính nữ và Chiến dịch Nhân quyền. Họ đang chuẩn bị đệ đơn kiện lên tòa án liên bang để phản đối lệnh cấm này.

“Hội đồng Y khoa Florida đã chọn cách phớt lờ bằng chứng và khoa học trước mắt và thay vào đó đẩy các gia đình vào tình thế không thể tưởng tượng được là không thể cung cấp dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe thiết yếu cho con cái của họ”, ông nói. Jennifer Levi, Giám đốc cấp cao về Quyền của người chuyển giới và người đồng tính, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders.

“Cha mẹ, chứ không phải chính phủ, nên đưa ra quyết định chăm sóc sức khỏe cho con cái của họ,” ông nói. Shannon Minter, Giám đốc pháp lý của Trung tâm quốc gia về quyền của người đồng tính nữ. “Chính sách này vượt quá giới hạn nguy hiểm và bất kỳ ai quan tâm đến quyền riêng tư của gia đình hoặc khả năng bác sĩ thực hiện công việc của mình mà không bị chính phủ can thiệp quá mức đều phải lo ngại.”

“Thật đáng báo động khi chứng kiến một nỗ lực đồng bộ, từ trên xuống nhằm vào một nhóm dân số nhỏ và dễ bị tổn thương”, ông nói. Sarah Warbelow, Giám đốc pháp lý của Chiến dịch nhân quyền. “Tổng giám đốc Y tế Florida, Bộ Y tế và Hội đồng Y khoa nên tập trung vào các vấn đề sức khỏe cộng đồng thực sự và nghiêm trọng mà Florida đang phải đối mặt, chứ không phải là đặt trẻ em chuyển giới và gia đình các em vào tình thế nguy hiểm.”

CẬP NHẬT:

Vào ngày 23 tháng 3 năm 2023, bốn gia đình ở Florida đã đệ đơn kiện lên tòa án liên bang để phản đối các quy định mới của Hội đồng Y khoa và Y học Nắn xương cấm dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe cần thiết về mặt y tế mà con cái chuyển giới của họ cần. Tìm hiểu thêm.

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Is Your Child’s School Safe and Affirming for LGBTQ Students?

This information applies to public schools and in some cases private schools that receive federal funding. If you have questions about your child’s rights in private school, contact us. Many students and families wait too long to get help. Don’t wait. Advocate for your student’s rights today.

Schools have an obligation to keep students safe

Every New England state has an anti-bullying law. Find information about your state’s law đây.
Comments like “That’s so gay!” and anti-LGBTQ slurs are harassment. If it’s mean, teachers should intervene.
Teachers and administrators should have a plan to address bullying, including cyberbullying.
See the page on Bullying for suggestions for reporting bullying and getting help if your school does not respond.
Don’t wait: contact us at Câu trả lời GLAD if you need help.

Gay-Straight Alliances/LGBTQ Clubs

The presence of a GSA or other LGBTQ club can make LGBTQ students feel safer.
Your child’s school should allow GSAs to form on the same basis as any other club.
GSAs/LGBTQ clubs are allowed to choose their own names, and shouldn’t be forced into euphemisms like “The Diversity Club.”
If you need help getting your child’s school to respond to a request to start a GSA/LGBTQ club, contact us at Câu trả lời GLAD.

First Amendment/Expression

LGBTQ students should be able to freely discuss their identities, including dating and romantic interests, on the same terms as other student. Also, students should feel free to engage in displays of affection on the same terms as other students.
Your child should be able to access positive LGBTQ websites at school if Internet access is allowed. But school filters often block these sites improperly. You can check your school’s Internet filters using our checklist.
Students should be able to dress in a way that fits their gender identity.
At Prom or other school dances, LGBTQ students should be able to:
- Attend on the same basis as other students
- Dress according to their gender identity
- Bring a date of their choosing on the same terms as other students, regardless of gender

Non-discrimination

Gender identity and sexual orientation should be included in your child’s school’s non-discrimination policy.
Positive information about LGBTQ people and issues should be included in the curriculum and available in the library.
Health and sexual education classes should offer information that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
School nurses should be trained to work with LGBTQ youth.

Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Students

Check to see if your school has the following policies. Specific guidance has been established in Connecticut Và Massachusetts for the safe and respectful treatment of transgender students. If you live in another state, you can still ask your school to read this guidance in considering their policies.

Does your child’s school have a policy for ensuring that transgender students are referred to by their preferred names and pronouns?
Does your school have a policy for ensuring the confidentiality of school and medical records?
Are students able to dress in a way that fits their gender identity?
Are transgender students able to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity?
Does your child’s school avoid gender-differentiated graduation gowns?
Are transgender students able to participate in extracurricular activities – including athletics – according to their gender identity?

Beyond the basics…

Does the school cultivate a safe and affirming enviornment for all students?
Is the procedure for reporting bullying clear?
Does the anti-bullying policy list categories including sexual orientation and gender identity?
Does your child’s school participate in the Day of Silence?
Is positive information about LGBTQ people and issues included in the curriculum and available in the library?

Thông tin bổ sung

This information covers your child’s rights in school. You may also want to see:

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Know Your Rights at School

Thông tin trên trang này không phải là tư vấn pháp lý. Một số thông tin trên trang này có thể đã lỗi thời và hiện đang được chỉnh sửa. Vui lòng liên hệ Câu trả lời GLAD với những câu hỏi hoặc thông tin cập nhật.

Nếu bạn có thắc mắc về tác động của các hành động gần đây của tòa án và hành pháp đối với các quyền của bạn theo Quy định IX, hãy truy cập Tiêu đề IX Trang Biết Quyền của Bạn để tìm hiểu thêm.

This information applies to public schools and in some cases private schools that receive federal funding. If you have questions about your rights in private school, contact us.

Self Expression

You have a right to be referred to by your preferred name and pronouns.
You have a right to dress and express yourself in a manner consistent with your gender identity.
You have a right to free speech and expression. This includes the right to respectfully express opinions or ideas which may offend others – including discussion of LGBTQ topics – and to disagree with others. Remember that others also have the right to respectfully express their own ideas and opinions.

Prom and Other Dances

Your school cannot stop you from taking a date of the same sex or gender to your prom or school dance, as long as your choice of date meets the rules applied to all students.
Your school cannot treat dates of the same sex or gender differently, including by requiring only same-sex dates to have parental permission.

Learning

You have a right to access information about LGBTQ subjects, including educational websites. Your school’s internet filters should not prevent this access.

Sports

Prohibitions on discrimination apply to all school programs, including sports.

School Records

You have a right to have your school and medical records kept confidential.
You can ask your school(s) to amend their records – even after graduation – to reflect your current name and gender identity.

Hướng dẫn cho trường học

Connecticut and Massachusetts have issued specific guidance for how schools should follow gender identity non-discrimination laws:

Youth Teachers | National Resources

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Is Your School Meeting Its Legal Obligations?

This information applies to public schools and in some cases private schools that receive federal funding, throughout New England. Download our checklist for schools for more information, and contact us if you have questions.

Bắt nạt

Does your anti-bullying policy enumerate categories including gender identity and sexual orientation?
Is the procedure for reporting bullying clear to students?
Every New England state has an anti-bullying law. Find information about your state’s law đây.
Do school administrators provide leadership on how to address anti-LGBTQ bullying, such as telling teachers how to respond to comments like “That’s so gay” or anti-LGBTQ slurs?
- All school employees should report bullying if they see it or know it is happening.
- If you are not certain whether something is bullying, keep in mind that if it is mean, you should intervene.
Does your school respond effectively to reports of bullying behavior?
Do you have a plan in place for addressing off-campus conduct that interferes with a student’s education, including cyberbullying?

Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs)/LGBTQ Clubs

Does your school have a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) or other LGBTQ club?
- The Federal Equal Access Act says that schools must allow GSAs or other LGBTQ clubs to form and operate on the same basis as other extra-curricular clubs.
If you are a GSA/LGBTQ club advisor, are you treated equally to other club advisors?
Does your school apply the same rules to the GSA/LGBTQ club as to other clubs?
Tip: You must permit the GSA/LGBTQ club to advertise events in the same ways available to other clubs.

First Amendment/Expression

Are LGBTQ students free to discuss their identities, including dating and romantic interests, on the same terms as other students?
Are LGBTQ students free to engage in displays of affection on the same terms as other students?
Prom/Dances:
- Can LGBTQ students attend school dances on the same basis as other students?
- Can they dress according to their gender identity?
- Can they bring a date of their choosing on the same terms as other students, regardless of gender?
Teachers’ Speech Rights
At school, students have greater speech rights than teachers because students attend school as private citizens. So if an issue needs to be raised, it could be better for a student to raise it. A teacher in the classroom or at work can be seen to speak for the district when he or she teaches, so the district has an interest in determining the content of the message delivered (there are limits on districts, however). The boundaries of this area of law are not precise and you should seek legal help if you feel your school might be infringing your speech. When a teacher is acting as a private citizen, he or she has all the free speech rights of every other United States citizen.
Have you verified that your school’s internet filtering program does not filter positive LGBTQ sites?

Transgender/Gender Non-Conforming Students

Do you have a policy for ensuring that transgender students are referred to by their preferred name and pronoun?
Do you have a policy for ensuring the confidentiality of school and medical records?
Are students able to dress in a way that fits their gender identity?
Are transgender students able to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond to their gender identity?
Does your school avoid gender-differentiated graduation gowns?
- Tip: gender-differentiated gowns can be distressing for transgender students; consider using one color robe for all students.
Are transgender students able to participate in extracurricular activities – including athletics – according to their gender identity?

Non-discrimination

Does your non-discrimination policy include gender identity and sexual orientation?
Is positive information about LGBTQ subjects and people available in the library and included in school curriculum where appropriate? Does your health and sexual education curriculum offer information that is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities?
It is not permissable for any public school in New England to discriminate against staff on the basis of sexual orientation.
It is not permissable for any public school in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island or Vermont to discriminate against staff on the basis of gender identity. Federal law also prohibits discrimination based on sex or HIV status, and in many cases, protection against sex discrimination can protect against discrimination based on gender identity or expression.
The law also prohibits retaliation against someone who reports discrimination.
Are your nurses trained to work with LGBTQ youth?
Are your forms up-to-date and inclusive?

Beyond the Basics: How Welcoming is Your School?

Do you cultivate a safe and affirming enviornment for all students?
Does your school participate in the annual Day of Silence?

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Safety and Non-Discrimination

All participants in the juvenile justice system should treat you without discrimination based on your sexual orientation, gender identity and HIV status. This includes the prosecutor, your attorney, the probation department and the agency serving youth in state custody.

This means

You have the right to safe and appropriate placements free from discrimination or harassment based on your actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
If you have an attorney, your attorney should be educated on representing LGBTQ youth.
You have the right to be open about your sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
You have the right to be identified by your chosen name and pronouns and to wear clothing consistent with your gender identity.
You are entitled to protection from physical, emotional or sexual abuse by other youth or facility staff.
A facility’s response to harassment or violence against you cannot be to move you to a more restrictive facility or to isolate you.
You cannot be segregated or classified as a sex offender based on myths that LGBTQ youth prey on other youth.

Equal Treatment and Services

You have the right to equal treatment and to access appropriate services while in the juvenile justice system.

This means

You must have access to appropriate medical or mental health care, both for general services and for any medical services that may be unique to you as an LGBTQ youth.
Medical care should not be conditioned on good behavior or withheld as a punishment.
You should not be forced to undergo improper or disreputable services damaging to your well-being, such as reparative or conversion therapy.
You may not be disciplined for engaging in age-appropriate romantic or sexual conduct that would not be punished between two different-sex youth.
You have the right to be free from religious indoctrination by facility staff that condemns or disparages your sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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You have a right to be safe at school.

If you experience harassment or bullying by other students, teachers or school staff, you can get help to get it to stop.
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You have a right to be free from discrimination. If you go to public school:

Laws in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont specifically protect you from discrimination or harassment based on your actual or perceived gender identity.
- Prohibitions on discrimination apply to all school programs, including sports.
- Connecticut and Massachusetts have issued specific guidance for how schools should follow gender identity non-discrimination laws.
  - See the Connecticut Guidance
  - See the Massachusetts Guidance
You have a right to dress and express yourself in a manner consistent with your gender identity.
You have a right to be referred to by your preferred name and pronouns.
You have a right to have your school and medical records kept confidential.
Federal law also protects you from discrimination based on your sex at any school that receives federal funding, no matter where you live. And in many cases, protection against sex discrimination can protect you against discrimination based on gender identity or expression.Contact us if you have questions about your rights in private school.
- Note on North Carolina and HB2: See NCLR’s Fact Sheet: A Parent’s Guide to Advocating for their Transgender Child in North Carolina

Outside School

Laws in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont specifically protect you from discrimination based on your actual or perceived gender identity in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations, like restaurants, public transportation or stores.
- Note: even where there is no explicit gender identity protection, you may be able to bring sex, sexual orientation or disability discrimination claims. Federal law sometimes provides additional protections.
- Các U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued an official ruling that discrimination against transgender employees is a form of sex discrimination.
Never assume you are NOT protected. Contact us if you have any questions or if you need help.

In Foster Care or Group Homes

You have the right to safe and appropriate placements, and to be free from discrimination or harassment based on your actual or perceived gender identity or expression.
You have the right to equal treatment and to access appropriate services while in the child welfare system.
Read more about your rights in Foster Care.

In the Juvenile Justice System

You have the right to safe and appropriate placements free from discrimination or harassment based on your actual or perceived gender identity or expression.
You have the right to equal treatment and to access appropriate services while in the juvenile justice system.
Read more about your rights in the Juvenile Justice System.

Homeless Shelter Access

If you are transgender and accessing shelter services, GLAD believes you have the right to:

Access shelter services free of discrimination and harassment.
Access restrooms, showers, dormitories, and other facilities consistent with your gender identity.
Use and be referred to by names and pronouns consistent with your gender identity.
Express yourself by wearing gender affirming clothing.
Keep your transgender status and medical history private.
Request accommodations for your safety and privacy.

Get more information on the Transgender Shelter Access Project, and liên hệ GLAD Answers if you feel you are not being treated with respect and dignity.