Gov. Brown OKs Bill to Let Transgender Teens Pick Locker Room, Teams

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a transgender rights bill Monday, that allows equal access to transgender students, including the right to pick which sports teams or locker rooms they want within school settings, according to the Associated Press.

Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, who authored the legislation, pressed the governor to sign the bill after it had passed both chambers, and again Monday morning.

The law, AB1266, allows special access for transgender students in California's K-12 public schools. It has generated controversy not only because the bill will allow transgender students to choose which restrooms and locker rooms to use, but also because it would allow students to try out for any sports team – based on the gender they identify as their own.

AP quoted Ammiano spokesman Carlos Alcala noting that such a policy has been in place at California's largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, and that no problems have been reported. A similar policy exists in San Francisco schools, according to the AP report.

We'd like to know how you feel about the policy for Oakland public schools. You can tell us in the comments section below.