1.0Equality Californiahttps://www.staging8.eqca.orgadminhttps://www.staging8.eqca.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9dhe6fR7Pt"><a href="https://www.staging8.eqca.org/two-steps-forward-one-step-back-in-transgender-rights-legislation/">‘Two steps forward, one step back’ in transgender rights legislation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.staging8.eqca.org/two-steps-forward-one-step-back-in-transgender-rights-legislation/embed/#?secret=9dhe6fR7Pt" width="600" height="338" title="“‘Two steps forward, one step back’ in transgender rights legislation” — Equality California" data-secret="9dhe6fR7Pt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Marisa Taylor, Al Jazeera America Three states this week advanced laws on transgender rights that advocates might consider two steps forward, one step back. California, which already has strong civil rights protections for transgender people, went a step further yesterday with a law that bars state agencies from doing business with companies that don’t offer […]