Reject Forced-Outing Mandates in 'Parents' Bill of Rights' Laws

Fifteen states require school staff to out transgender students to their parents in at least some situations.

A letter to your state legislators. Facts checked September 24, 2026.

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Subject Vote No on Bills That Force Schools to Out Students

Parents have a real right to direct their own children's upbringing, and I respect it. But a law that makes school staff report a student's gender identity to their parents does something different. It takes a conversation a young person chose to have with a trusted adult and turns it into a call home they did not agree to.

Fifteen states now have laws like this, and about 1 in 4 transgender teens lives under one. Fear of being outed already keeps young people from getting help: 24% of LGBTQ youth who went without mental health care they wanted said they were afraid of being outed.

Schools can involve families without forcing disclosure. Counselors can support a student toward talking with their parents when it is safe.

Please vote no on any bill that requires school staff to out students to their parents.

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I'm a constituent calling about bills that would require school staff to tell parents about a student's gender identity.
Fifteen states now have forced-outing laws, and about 1 in 4 transgender teens lives under one.
Fear of being outed already keeps young people from getting mental health care. The Trevor Project found 24% of LGBTQ youth who went without care cited that fear.
Please vote no on any bill that requires school staff to out students to their parents.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

15 states have laws forcing schools to out transgender students to parents in at least some situations (source)
23% of transgender teens (13-17) live in a state with a school forced-outing law (source)
24% of LGBTQ youth who did not get the mental health care they wanted said they feared being outed (source)

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