Coalitions are essential to broaden support for key initiatives and to coordinate effective action to accomplish a common goal. The level of activity may vary from signing a petition to actually attending an event. Gender nonconformity simply means not expressing gender or not having gender characteristics or a gender identity that conform to others' expectations. Much, perhaps most, of the harassment LGBT students experience is related to gender and gender nonconformity.
Gender is now a protected category in California public schools.
The term transgender is used to describe people who have variant gender identity, gender characteristics, or gender expressions. LGBT is the string of letters that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. They encompass the qualities of good leadership, outreach, mutual trust, and sharing. Sexual orientation is a newly protected category in California's public schools.