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 SR-22 (2025-2026)

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SR22:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Enrolled
 March 26, 2025

 Passed
 IN 
 Senate
 March 24, 2025

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Senate Resolution

No. 22

Introduced by Senator Wiener
(Principal coauthors: Senators Cabaldon, Cervantes, Laird, Menjivar, Padilla, and Pérez)

February 21, 2025

 Relative to Transgender Day of Visibility. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SR 22, Wiener.

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WHEREAS, Originating from Indigenous communities of Turtle Island, the concept of “Two-Spirit” denotes a unique cultural identity that includes various sexual orientation and gender expressions, and intersects with Indigenous LGBTQ+ identities; the term Two-Spirit was first articulated at the Third Annual Intertribal Native American, First Nations, Gay and Lesbian American Conference in the City of Winnipeg in 1990; Two-Spirit peoples hold diverse culturally significant roles in their respective communities; and Two-Spirit is used as an umbrella term and organizing tool to center the diversity of gender identities and sexual orientation expressions, including LGBTQ+, within Indigenous communities that have rich histories, predating European colonization; and

WHEREAS, Over 1,000,000 Americans, including over 300,000 Californians, are Two-Spirit, Transgender, Gender Nonconforming or Nonbinary, or Intersex (2STGI) and have overcome significant hardships to build vibrant and thriving communities, often in the face of systemic and interpersonal prejudice, discrimination, and violence; and

WHEREAS, The International Transgender Day of Visibility encompasses an expansive community of people, including people who identify as Two-Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and/or intersex; and

WHEREAS, While Transgender Day of Remembrance was established in 1999 to honor the transgender community’s pain and memorialize transgender people we have lost due to transgender hate and gender violence, the International Transgender Day of Visibility was subsequently founded over a decade later to celebrate 2STGI people and center joy, hope, and 2STGI identities; and

WHEREAS, 2STGI people have existed throughout history, held prominent cultural and spiritual positions within their communities, and greatly contributed to societies all across the world; and

WHEREAS, 2STGI people throughout history have included the Gala, androgynous and transgender priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna from 5,000 to 3,000 B.C.E.; Anastasia the Patrician of Alexandria, formerly a lady-in-waiting to an empress who transitioned to presenting masculinely and living as a monk in the sixth century and; We’wha, a celebrated Two-Spirit Zuni spiritual leader, cultural ambassador, and Native American advocate in the 1800s; and

WHEREAS, Visibility for 2STGI people comes in diverse forms, such as showcasing 2STGI stories through art, storytelling, and media; 2STGI people sharing their affirmed names with their families, loved ones, and colleagues; pushing back against attempts to erase the 2STGI community by organizing demonstrations and moving throughout the world openly and authentically; and uplifting the power and beauty of 2STGI people by elevating positive narratives that highlight transgender joy, love, and community; and

WHEREAS, As a result of community activism, determined advocacy, resilience, and undeniable talent, 2STGI people continue to reclaim and tear down systemic barriers set up to exclude them and serve as community and educational leaders, star in award-winning films and television, and hold prominent government positions; and

WHEREAS, 2STGI trailblazers have been visible throughout history, including, but not limited to, Michael Dillon, the first transgender man to transition through hormones and undergo gender-reassignment surgery starting in 1939; Billy Tipton, renowned jazz musician throughout the mid-20th century; and Christine Jorgensen, American actress, singer, recording artist, and activist who became the first person in the United States to have gender-reassignment surgery; and

WHEREAS, 2STGI trailblazers have paved the way for visibility in film, television, and music, including, but not limited to, Yance Ford becoming the first transgender man to receive an Oscar nomination; Alex Newe