THE GENDER RECOGNITION ACT�& THE EQUAL ACCESS RESTROOM ACT

CA GENDER RECOGNITION ACT

• Creates nonbinary gender for all people of California. Three genders in California: men, women, and nonbinary
• Nonbinary will be listed on birth certificates; on driver’s licenses and state-issued ID cards the marker will be an “X”
• All systems which store and use gender must be updated to include a nonbinary option (registrar, housing, athletics, etc.)
• All reports which indicate gender must include nonbinary people (enrollment, etc.)
• Protected: Title IX, state, UC harassment and discrimination policies
• Goes into effect Jan 1, 2019

EQUAL RESTROOM ACCESS ACT

• California's Equal Restroom Access Act, which requires some establishments with single-occupancy restrooms to display signs indicating that the restroom is gender-neutral, has been in effect since March 1. A.B. 1732, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Sept. 29, 2016, requires these restrooms "to be identified as all-gender toilet facilities" and that the signs used to designate these restrooms comply with Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.

UCOP RESPONSE TO EQAA

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

• No requirement that an applicant have undergone any treatment
• Authorizes a person to submit to the State Registrar an application to change gender on the birth certificate
• Include affidavit attesting, under penalty of perjury, that the request for a change of gender is to conform the person’s legal gender to the person’s gender identity and not for any fraudulent purpose
• Authorizes the change of gender on a new birth certificate to be female, male, or nonbinary

NAME AND GENDER CHANGES

• Deletes the requirement that a person have undergone any treatment to seek a court judgment
• Petitioner attests, under penalty of perjury, that the request is to conform the person’s legal gender identity and not for any fraudulent purpose
• Authorize a change of gender in the court judgment to female, male, or nonbinary
• Streamlines related name changes
• Separate procedure for a person under 18 years old

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CA CODE OF REGULATIONS

• Sex discrimination includes preferred name and pronouns
• Defined in the Fair Employment & Housing Act 
• “If an employee requests to be identified with a preferred gender, name, and/or pronoun, including gender-neutral pronouns, an employer or other covered entity who fails to abide by the employee's stated preference may be liable under the Act”
• An employer is engaging in discriminatory behavior if they do not use an employee’s preferred name and pronouns

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IMPLICATIONS

What does this mean for your work?

NONBINARY EXPLAINED

• Gender identity and expression may be thought of in binary terms: Male and female, men and women, masculine and feminine
• Many transgender people fall on this binary. Trans women are women, trans men are men
• Some transgender people do not fall on this binary.  They identify as nonbinary, agender, gender fluid, gender queer, gender non conforming, etc.
• Nonbinary people’s gender identity and expression may not conform to societal norms of masculinity or femininity
• Nonbinary people may prefer the pronouns “they/them” in the singular, or their name

GENDER AND SEX

social constructions and medical definitions

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INTERSEX EXPLAINED

• Sex may be thought of in binary terms: Male and female, boys and girls. This is typically assigned at birth
• Some people are born with chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones and/or genitalia which do not meet the medical standards of male or female. These infants are intersex
• Best practice is no medical intervention, gender designation, age-appropriate education about an intersex child's body as they develop, and choice in adolescence
• Intersex persons often may not know their gender identity until adolescence
• Hermaphrodite is an outdated and inappropriate term for the community

NAMES

• Preferred names, Lived names, �Names in use
• Names other than legal names which many people use for a variety of reasons
• Why we use them
• It is a shortened version of the legal name
• Robert = Bob�Agustín = Auggie�Megan = Meg
• It is anglicized because English speakers can’t pronounce your legal name
• It is deeply gendered and does not reflect your gender identity

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SHARING PRONOUNS

• Signature lines, business cards, name tags, introductions
• A quick and easy way to communicate you have some level of knowledge around our trans, non binary, gender queer and gender non conforming community

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John Doe, Ph.D.

Program Assistant�LGBT Resource Center�762 841-3111, jdoe@ucschool.edu�http://lgbt.ucschool.edu 

Pronouns: He/His/Him

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SHARING PRONOUNS

• Introductions
• Hi, my name is John and I use he, his and him pronouns
• Avoid saying “masculine pronouns” or “feminine pronouns”
• Avoid saying “I don’t care” unless it is well considered
• Avoid saying “preferred” because they are not preferences
• If you are unsure what pronouns to use
• “What pronouns would I use to be respectful?”
• “I use she, her and hers pronouns. Are you comfortable sharing your pronouns with me?”
• If you make a mistake
• Apologize, and do better next time
• Group introductions
• “Please share your name and we invite you to share your pronouns as well” and lead the way

PRONOUNS

http://nonbinary.org/wiki/English_neutral_pronouns

TITLES AND SALUTATIONS

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• Gendered
• Mr.
• Miss
• Ms.
• Mrs.

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• Inclusive
• Mx.
• Pronounced mix

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OTHER IDENTITY NOT LISTED ABOVE (PLEASE SPECIFY)

A Sexual

Agender

Aromantic

Aromantic/Graysexual

Asexual

asexual

A-sexual

asexual (yes, that is a thing)

asexual / questioning

Asexual and Aromantic

Asexual and aromantic

Asexual Biromantic

asexual- biromantic

A-Sexual Bi-Romantic

Asexual Homoromantic

Asexual or Non-Affiliated

Asexual or Queer

Asexual or unsure

Asexual Panromantic

asexual panromantic

Asexual spectrum

Asexual, Biromantic

Asexual, biromantic

Asexual.

Asexual/Aromantic

asexual/aromantic

Asexual/Biromantic

Asexual/Demisexual

Asexual/Heteroromantic

Asexual/Non-sexual

Asexual/Pansexual

Asexuality

Attracted to more than one gender

attracted to women, femmes, non-binary people

Bicurious

Bi-curious

Biromantic

Biromantic Gray-Asexual

Bi-romantic Heterosexual

Biromantic, graysexual

Bi-romantic/Demisexual

Choose not to identify

Closeted Pansexual

Confused

Demi-bisexual

Demiromantic/Asexual

Demisexual

demisexual

demisexual panromantic

Demisexual/Greyasexual

Does not prefer labels

Exploring.

fluid

Fluid Sexuality

Fluid sexuality

Gender Fluid

Gender Non-Conforming

gender queer

Gray Asexual

Gray-pansexual, demiromantic

gynephilic (attracted to women)

half-pansexual

Heteroflexible

heteroflexible

Heteromantic asexual

heteromantic asexual

Heterosexual

heterosexual

Homosexual Panromantic

I am a homosexual, but I do not identify as gay.

I am LGBT, but will not currently disclose further

I am not currently sure how to label myself

I am not sure

I am not sure what my sexual orientation is yet.

I am not sure yet.

I am Pansexual.

I am unsure of my sexuality.

I consider myself pansexual

I consider myself to be straight.

I do not know at this point

I don't have a sexual orientation.

I don't know

I don't know right now.

I don't know. Never been in a relationship before.

I don't like people for their genders

I don't really understand my sexuality yet.

I don't specify as anything directly

I haven't decided yet.

I haven't figured it out yet.

I see sexuality as something fluid; I don't label.

Idk

If I like someone, their gender is unimportant.

If required, pansexual. Personal Statement 3

I'm not really sure myself what I am

I'm not sure

I'm not sure.

In the process of exploration

It's complicated

It's complicated.

Kinsey 2

Learning about myself and my sexuality

Mostly Straight

No specific orientation

nonbinary

nonsexuality

not attracted to any specific gender

Not determined

Not interested in gender

not sure

Not Sure

Not sure

Not sure yet.

On the asexual spectrum

Panromantic

Panromantic Asexual

Panromantic Demisexual

Panromantic, asexual

Panromantic, Asexual.

Panromantic/Asexual

Panromantic/Pansexual

Pansexual

pansexual

Pansexual (bi but without gender identification)

Pansexual is the closest label I can think of

Pansexual or Queer

Pansexual/Demisexual

Pansexual/Gender-blind

Pansexual-aromantic

Pansexusal

Poly Pansexual

polyamorous pansexual

Polysexual

polysexual

Prefer not to use explicit labels for sexuality.

Queer

queer

Queer / Not-straight

Queer/Asexual/Heteromantic

Queer/Pansexual

Questioned

questioning

Questioning

Questioning (Unsure)

Questioning Asexual

Questioning my sexuality

Questioning, heterosexual/bisexual

Questioning, unsure

Questioning, with mostly bisexual leanings

Questioning/Asexual

Sexually Fluid

sexually fluid

Sexually fluid

Transgender

Uncertain

Undetermined

Unknown

unknown

Unoriented

Unspecified

Unsure

unsure

Unsure (queer)

Unsure at this moment

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RESEARCH

• Abbie E. Goldberg & Katherine A. Kuvalanka (2018) Navigating identity development and community belonging when “there are only two boxes to check”: An exploratory study of nonbinary trans college students, Journal of LGBT Youth, 15:2, 106-131, DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2018.1429979
• L. E. Kuper, L. Wright & B. Mustanski (2018) Gender identity development among transgender and gender nonconforming emerging adults: An intersectional approach, International Journal of Transgenderism, DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2018.1443869
• James E. Lykens, Allen J. LeBlanc, and Walter O. Bockting (2018) Healthcare Experiences Among Young Adults Who Identify as Genderqueer or Nonbinary LGBT Health 2018 5:3, 191-196 DOI: /10.1089/lgbt.2017.0215
• Jenifer K. McGuire, Titia F. Beek, Jory M. Catalpa & Thomas D. Steensma (2018) The Genderqueer Identity (GQI) Scale: Measurement and validation of four distinct subscales with trans and LGBQ clinical and community samples in two countries, International Journal of Transgenderism, DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2018.1460735�

QUESTIONS