Since 2020, there has been a growing legislative attack on transgender people, and particularly on transgender youth. This includes a growing number of bills (and now laws) that explicitly require school staff—and in some cases, any government or public employee—to out transgender youth to their families, often without regard for whether doing so might put the child at risk of harm.
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State law forces the outing of transgender youth in schools
(8 states)
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State law does not force the outing of transgender youth in schools
(42 states , 5 territories + D.C.)
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State law promotes, though does not require, outing of transgender youth in schools (see note)
(5 states)
Note: Policies that promote, though do not explicitly require the outing of transgender students vary from state to state. See the "Citations" tab or click "Citations & More Information" beneath the map legend for more detail on each state's policy.
Recommended citation:
Movement Advancement Project. "Equality Maps: Forced Outing of Transgender Students." www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps/youth/forced_outing. Accessed 12/11/2024.
Percent of Adult LGBTQ Population Covered by Laws
*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ adult population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S. territories are not available, and so cannot be reflected here.
9 % of the LGBTQ population lives in states that force the outing of transgender youth in schools
91 % of the LGBTQ population lives in states that do not force the outing of transgender youth in schools
12 % of the LGBTQ population lives in states that promote, though do not require, the outing of transgender youth in schools
