sexual orientation

Ministers are also shelving plans for a bill to ban "conversion therapy" for sexual orientation or gender identity.

The government said it was also dropping plans for a new law banning conversion therapy for sexual orientation or gender identity.

“They were from my background, like I mentioned — sexual orientation, trans individuals — and I felt very comfortable working with that community.”

However, the majority of transgender students live in states without such a ban, according to UCLA’s Williams Institute, a think tank that conducts research on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy.

California education code “ensures equal rights and opportunities for every student” and “prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation.”