• Youth > Transgender Youth

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an emergency order in Mirabelli v. Bonta blocking a California policy protecting transgender students from forced outing by teachers.  

National Center for LGBTQ Rights Legal Director Shannon Minter issued the following statement in response:  

“Today’s Supreme Court order in Mirabelli v. Bonta is deeply alarming — not only for what it does, but for how it was done. Without full briefing or oral argument, the Court has effectively greenlit the forced outing of transgender students to parents — even where the evidentiary record shows that disclosure threatens significant psychological, emotional, and physical harm. 

“Schools adopted these privacy protections for a reason: because for some students, being outed at home means abuse, rejection, or worse. The Court’s order erases those protections while this case is still being litigated, putting vulnerable young people at immediate risk. 

“As Justice Kagan wrote in dissent, the Court’s rush to decide this case on the emergency docket — bypassing the deliberative process that exists to ensure the Court gets these questions right — should trouble everyone who believes in the rule of law. 

“This decision is part of a broader and accelerating campaign to strip away protections for LGBTQ+ youth at every level — including now the basic right to safety at school. NCLR will continue fighting in every forum available to protect the rights and safety of transgender young people.” 

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The National Center for LGBTQ Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing rights and safety of LGBTQ people through litigation, legislation, policy, and public interest advocacy.