Legislators in at least two states are trying to allow transgender people to keep records of their name change out of the public record
Republicans’ “disturbing” requests for data on transgender residents in some of those states add urgency to his proposal, Pedersen said.
Harassment from such disclosures can especially target young trans people who struggle with mental health issues or gender dysphoria, advocates say. The same internet forum that Xiao said had targeted her friendfor instances of doxxing trans people, or maliciously publishing their personal information online, and has been linked to suicides.
San Diego lawyer Clarice Barrelet, whose 11-year-old son is transgender, said simply plugging his name into a search engine shows his legal gender change.
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