Bill would give transgender inmates in California jails civil rights protections

California came one step closer to passing legislation that would expand civil rights protections for transgender people in California jails. In a unanimous, bipartisan Senate vote of 31-0, the Dignity and Opportunity Act — S. B. 990 —  authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was passed by the Senate.. It next moves to the … Continue reading Bill would give transgender inmates in California jails civil rights protections