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California State Bar Gender / Sexual Orientation Options
I'm just registering for my online bar account, and here's what I'm given for a survey they're running about, among other things, professional satisfaction.
What is your gender?
Choose all that apply
[ ] Female
[ ] Male
[ ] Transgender
[ ] Gender Variant/Non-conforming/Non-binary
[ ] Two-Spirit
[ ] Not listed (please specify): _____
What is your sexual orientation?
Choose all that apply
[ ] Lesbian or Gay
[ ] Bisexual
[ ] Heterosexual
[ ] Pansexual
[ ] Asexual
[ ] Not listed (please specify): _____
The "I identify as a person with a disability" question unfortunately only offers "Yes" and "No," rather than the regrettably more accurate "Not Yet."
UPDATE: I was initially unsure whether this was just going to be used for a survey or whether it would be kept more broadly in the files associated with my bar record, and I noted that in the subheading of the post. But I did a bit more research, and it appears that under Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6009.5, "Any demographic data collected shall be used only for general purposes and shall not be identified to any individual licensee or his or her State Bar record"; I assume that this means it can't be so identified even within the State Bar records, and not just to the public.
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