Garden State Equality

"They hear negative comments from their families, they hear it from school, they hear it from the community, they hear it from society," William Placek (he/him), president of PFLAG Jersey Shore, told New Jersey 101.5.

"During the last four years, with an administration in The White House chipping away at LGBTQ equality, we have seen firsthand how important state and local laws are," said Christian Fuscarino, executive director of Garden State Equality.

Publication of the name changes was seen as a financial burden and a safety issue for NJ's transgender population.

LGBTQ curriculum is included in the measure's religious or moral grounds for pulling kids out of class or getting school vouchers.

A Hackensack school board member is resisting calls for her resignation.

New Jersey is opposing the Trump administration's ban on transgender men and woman enlisting in the military.

New Jersey has banned the practice for years, but a lawsuit has been filed to overturn the ban.

In the survey, many respondents also reported discriminatory policies or practices at their school.

It may soon be easier for New Jersey residents to change the gender listed on their birth certificate.

"Our experience has been that students don't make this up. No one's trying to game the system," NJSIAA Attorney Steve Goodell told New Jersey 101.5. "We take them at their word."