SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced Senate Bill 59, also known as the "Transgender Privacy Act," on Thursday. SB 59 would protect the privacy of transgender and nonbinary people by automatically making all court records related to their gender transition sealed and confidential to reduce risks that they will be "outed," the senator's office said. The senator said his bill is partially in response to Donald Trump's return to the White House. According to Wiener, the incoming president's administration will be "openly hostile to the transgender community," and "states like California must step up to defend them." Some transgender and nonbinary people are surprised to discover that their records, including "deadnames" and other personal information, are discoverable online, Wiener said. "When I learned I was unable to change my name in California without being forcibly outed online and exposed to harassment I was appalled,” said Hazel Williams, San Francisco resident and community organizer. "There are 220,000 transgender and non-binary adults in California. All of us deserve privacy and safety." Senator Wiener said, "Unfortunately, right-wing groups and individuals have used publicly available personal information to harass trans people in California and across the nation. The incoming Trump administration will only embolden abusive right-wing extremists.” Supreme Court refuses Trump’s request to block Friday’s criminal sentencing Last year, a transgender woman in Stanislaus County sued for the right to seal her court records after she was allegedly subjected to harassment after being forcibly outed on social media and at work. If the bill is approved, all court records relating to a person's previous name, gender, and sex change would be sealed.