Know Your Rights: Trans and Gender Nonconforming Students

Students should never have to choose between being themselves and feeling safe at school.

Transgender and gender nonconforming students have constitutional and civil rights protections in public schools, including protections against discrimination, harassment, unequal treatment, and retaliation for protected expression.

At the same time, Indiana has enacted extremely harmful laws in recent years that single out trans students and restrict their rights, particularly around names and pronouns and participation in school sports.

Learn more what schools can and cannot do, where the law is changing, and what steps you can take if your rights are violated.