Newsom Approves California Law Requiring Courts to Keep Sex Changes for Minors Confidential

Newsom Approves California Law Requiring Courts to Keep Sex Changes for Minors Confidential
Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2021. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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All courts in California will now be required to keep sex or gender changes by minors confidential thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 23.

According to Assembly Bill 223, only the minor who petitions to change their sex or gender on government documents can access such court information, along with their parents or guardians, and their attorneys.