California's gay and lesbian state legislators lambasted President Trump's decision to rescind federal guidelines protecting transgender students as an "egregious attack" on Thursday. Lawmakers and advocates made a point to emphasize that the Trump administration's action does not change existing protections in California. The Obama administration determined that Title IX, which forbids federally funded schools from discriminating on the basis of sex, protected the gender identities of transgender students. A 2013 California law made clear that transgender students can use bathrooms and other facilities that correspond to their gender identity, even if it does not match their biological sex. He did not specify any specific legislation that would be introduced in the wake of the Trump administrations action, but said the caucus was "exploring all options."

Source: Los Angeles Times February 23, 2017 19:21 UTC