Tell the Governor and Your State Representatives: Protect neurodiverse and transgender Americans in California
Call your State Senator to thank him.
Call ONE of the Assemblymembers. Note: only one of these Assemblymembers represents you. Find out which one here.
Call Governor Newsom.
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Call Script
For your Assemblymembers:
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _____. I am a member of Indivisible San Francisco.
I believe that Americans deserve to access psychiatric and pain medication and gender-affirming care without harassment or legal jeopardy. I ask that you support the following privacy-protection bills: SB 497, SB 59, and AB 1084.
For Senator Wiener:
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _____. I am a member of Indivisible San Francisco.
I believe that Americans deserve to access psychiatric and pain medication and gender-affirming care without harassment or legal jeopardy. Thank you for sponsoring SB 497, SB 59, and AB 1084.
I ask that you continue to work to pass these laws in this legislative session and to protect patients and transgender people in California.
For Governor Newsom:
My name is __________. I am a constituent, and my zip code is _____. I am a member of Indivisible San Francisco.
I am grateful for your many years of support for the LGBTQ+ community, especially for the sanctuary laws you signed at the start of Trump's term. We ask that you continue to stand up for the transgender community and show the country that you are a fighter for all Americans.
I believe that Americans deserve to access psychiatric and pain medication and gender-affirming care without harassment or legal jeopardy. I ask that you support and sign the following privacy-protection bills : SB 497, SB 59, and AB 1084.
Background
Every Californian has the right to healthcare—and to seek and receive that care in privacy and with dignity. Whether you’re pregnant and seeking an abortion, transgender and in need of gender-affirming care, or have any other healthcare need, you have the right to get that care and nobody should stand in your way.
The Republican Party denies your rights. They’ve been criminalizing women's health, intimidating medical providers, and doing everything in their power to make life difficult for trans people. Their HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., has threatened to send patients taking common psychiatric or pain medications to "wellness farms" for "re-parenting". Now, with people who have routine healthcare needs facing fascist threats, medical privacy is more important than ever.
The following bills make it harder for the federal government, Republican states, and nosy vigilantes to find patients (transgender and otherwise) and medical providers to harass.
SB 497 (Wiener) – Shield Law Expansion. (Passed the Senate) Protects sensitive health records from out-of-state access.
SB 59 (Wiener): Transgender Vital Records Privacy. (Passed the Senate) Seals court records of name and gender marker changes for transgender adults. (They're already sealed for kids).
AB 1084 (Zbur): Transgender Vital Records. (Passed the Assembly) Streamlines the process to update name and gender marker - because safety delayed is safety denied.
See our blog post on Gender-Affirming Care to learn why that care is important to protect.
Given how quickly the Trump administration has moved, vulnerable communities (including members of Indivisible SF) can't wait another year for these bills to pass.
Call your representatives ASAP, as they must pass these bills by Sept 12.
Governor Newsom has until Oct 12 to sign or veto each bill. Given his influence on the legislature, and his unreliability on trans rights, we need him to know we’re watching so he’ll be motivated to do the right thing.