As of July 1, 2026, California's Transgender Privacy Act (SB 59) is officially in effect, strengthening privacy protections for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex (TGI) Californians seeking legal name and gender marker changes. This bill, authored by Senator Wiener and co-sponsored by TransFamily Support Services and Alliance for TransYouth Rights, expands confidentiality protections and allows those who previously completed a name ...