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Indiana is among at least 10 states that have enacted laws prohibiting or restricting students from using pronouns or names that don’t match their sex assigned at birth.
Opponents say that requiring parental consent or notification of pronouns forcibly outs trans students, who already face a high risk of bullying and abuse.
Republican lawmakers describe it as a parental rights issue alongside efforts to restrict how gender identity is addressed in the classroom.
Indiana 's teachers union says Indiana 's new parental notification law is aimed at a problem that doesn't exist.
Kentucky 's new law says teachers and school staff cannot be compelled to use a student’s pronouns if they don’t “conform to the student's biological sex’” The law includes other provisions dealing with student bathroom assignment and parental consent.
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