Know Your Rights: Gender and Restrooms

In California, business establishments, non-profits, and government agencies that serve the public cannot discriminate based on someone’s gender identity or gender expression. [Cal. Civ. Code § 51(b)]

This includes

• Stopping you from using a restroom or other sex-segregated facility that matches your gender identity.
• Asking you to provide ID to prove your gender in order to use a restroom or other sex-segregated facility, such as a dressing room or gym locker room.

If you think you have been discriminated against when using a restroom or other sex-segregated facility because of your gender identity or expression, contact us.

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