UC temporarily blocked from enforcing transgender name and pronoun rules

Los Angeles Times - Sep 19, 2026

A judge barred UC from enforcing part of its anti-harassment policy against members of a conservative education group whose member may use names and pronouns for transgender people that do not match their gender identities.

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