@3-19-'09 12:15 FRON-Sac Attorney Service 800-498-7599 1-318 P003/005 F-591 oe 3 ee i y SHANNON MINTER (BAR NO. 168907) AMY K. TODD (BAR NO. 208581) JODY MARKSAMER (BAR NO. 229913) ILONA M. TURNER (BAR NO. 256219) NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS. 870 Market Street, Suite 370 Sani Francisco, California 94102 T: (415) 392-6257 / F: (415) 392-8442 Email: iturner @nclrights.org Additional counsel listed on the following page: LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. ‘TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER LAW OFFICE OF DAVID C. CODELL Attorneys for Proposed Amici Curiae EQUALITY. CALIFORNIA and GAY-STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, NETWORK ‘SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA EDUCATION COMMITTEE, Case No. 34-2008-00026507 LLC and PRISCILLA SCHREIBER, {PROPOSED} MEMORANDUM Plaintifis, OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES OF AMICI % ‘ CURIAE EQUALITY. CALIFORNIA AND GAY- JACK O'CONNELL in his official capacity as STRAIGRT ALLIANCE California Superintendent of Public Instruction; NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF and DOES 1 through 20 inclusive, DEFENDANT'S DEMURRER Date: April 14, 2009 Time: 9:00 am. Dep: 54 Judge: The Honorable Shelleyanne W.L. Chang Defendants. Action Filed: November 6, 2008 ‘MiliM, OF AMICT EQUALITY CALIFORNIA AND GSA NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF DEFT'S DEMURRER ‘CASE NO. 34-2008-00025507Additional Counsel for Proposed Amici Curiae ‘TARA BORELLI (BAR NO. 216961) LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. 3325 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1300 Los Angeles, CA 90010 T: (213) 382-7600 / F: (213) 351-6050 Email: tborelli@ lambdalegal.org KRISTINA WERTZ (BAR NO. 235441) TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER 870 Market St., Suite 823 San Francisco, CA 94102 T: (415) 865-0176 / F: (877) 847-1278 Email: kristina @transgenderlawcenter.org DAVID C. CODELL (BAR NO. 200965) LAW OFFICE OF DAVID C. CODELL 9200 Sunset Boulevard Penthouse Two Los Angeles, CA 90069 T: G10) 273-0306 / F: (310) 273-0307 Email: david@codell.com MEM. OF AMICI EQUALITY CALIFORNIA AND GSA NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF DEFT'S DEMURRER ‘CASE NO. 34-2008-000265072 22 23 24) 26| 27 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES... I, INTRODUCTION IL ARGUMENT. ee 7 A. The Challenged Statutes Enforce The Constitutional Mandate Of Equal Protection For All In California Public Schools... ses seve 2 B, Plaintiffs’ First And Second Causes Of Action Should Be Dismissed Because Plaintiffs Do Not State A Valid Facial Cause Of Action And Because The Challenged Statutes Are Clear. 34 1. Sexual orientation and gender Ginctoing gender idetiny are words of common usage and understanding, A} 2. Other courts have rejected vagueness challenges to the terms sexual orientation and gender identity. : 7 C. Plaintiffs’ Third Cause of Action Should Be Dismissed For Failure To State A Valid Cause Of Action.......... Se : 8 1, The State’s Strong Countervailing Interests Outweigh Any Interest Asserted By Plaintiffs, : S oe oe 8 a. The non-discrimination statutes protect transgender students from serious physical and psychological harm... 29) b, The non-discrimination statutes ensure that transgender students are treated equally. : 10 ¢. The non-discrimination statutes protect the important privacy interests of Uansgender students, | 2. The Non-Discrimination Statutes Do Not Infringe Plaintiffs’ Legal Privacy Interests u a. The non-discrimination statutes implicate no eal ly protected privacy right. 12 b, Subjective discomfort around transgender people does not give rise to a legally cognizable privacy claim, é 13 ©. Any conceivable implication of privacy interests resulting from the application of the non-discrimination statutes would be minimal at best : evsecsenel II, CONCLUSION, - ee steered MEM. OF AMICI EQUALITY CALIFORNIA AND GSA NETWORICIN SUPPORT OF DEF ‘CASE NO. 34-2008-00026507