On Sunday, October 9, 2011, Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown signed the the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) — the law becomes effective on January 1st of next year. The Gender Nondiscrimination Act directly adds “gender identity” to the list of protected classes. California already had legal protections based on gender identity and gender expression, [...]

This just in from the Transgender Law Center (TLC) on Governor Brown signing the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) and the Vital Statistics Modernization Act (AB 433). From their email blast Breaking: Governor Brown Signs Two Historic Transgender Rights Bills Into Law: WE DID IT! Governor Brown just signed two important transgender rights bills into [...]