{"id":5424,"date":"2023-09-11T13:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5424"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:51:01","slug":"california-passes-bill-requiring-parents-to-affirm-kids-gender-transitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5424","title":{"rendered":"California Passes Bill Requiring Parents to Affirm Kids\u2019 Gender \u2018Transitions\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-5425\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-770x417.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-293x159.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32-390x211.png 390w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-32.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child\u2019s \u201cgender transition\u201d by making \u201cgender affirmation\u201d an equal part of a child\u2019s \u201chealth, safety, and welfare\u201d under state law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Democratic lawmakers\u2019 bill, AB 957, passed the Assembly by a vote of 57-16&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZavalaA\/status\/1700209773692727790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1700209773692727790%7Ctwgr%5E918902ae2a63a2ca67a6beae0699c78bf4042f9e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycallernewsfoundation.org%2F2023%2F09%2F08%2Fcalifornia-passes-bill-threatening-custody-of-parents-who-wont-affirm-their-kids-gender%2F\">along party lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-5426\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-293x220.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33-390x293.png 390w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-33.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The California Senate passed the bill Wednesday, 30-9, also along party lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is expected to sign the bill into law. Under it, parents who refuse to participate in transgenderism by pretending that their child is a different gender could be guilty of failing to provide for the \u201chealth, safety, and welfare\u201d of their child\u2014therefore losing custody to another parent or the state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assemblymember Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, whose child identifies as transgender, wrote the bill and introduced it Feb. 14. State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, co-sponsored the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Daily Signal previously reported that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/06\/09\/california-bill-would-charge-any-parent-doesnt-affirm-transgenderism-child-abuse\/\">Wiener amended the bill<\/a>&nbsp;June 6, altering AB 957 from requiring a judge to consider whether a child experiencing gender dysphoria was \u201caffirmed\u201d by parents to making \u201cgender affirmation,\u201d an essential need of a child in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGender affirmation\u201d isn\u2019t defined or explained in AB 957 or any other California law, drawing concerns over interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Susannah Luthi, who covers California for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-bill-would-punish-parents-who-dont-affirm-their-childs-gender-identity\/\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a>, pointed out: \u201cThe bill makes no distinctions regarding the age of a child, how long a child has identified as transgender, or affirmation of social transition versus medical sex-change treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1700225787746533849?s=20\">Greg Price, communications director<\/a>\u00a0for the State Freedom Caucus Network, reported that bill author Wilson had said: \u201cParents affirm their children. Typically, it happens when their gender identity matches their biological gender. But when it doesn\u2019t, the affirmation starts to wane. \u2026 Our duty as parents is to affirm our children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is California State Rep. Lori Wilson, who wrote AB 957: &quot;Parents affirm their children. Typically it happens when their gender identity matches their biological gender. But when it doesn&#39;t, the affirmation starts to wane&#8230; Our duty as parents is to affirm our children.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KP2Z9sksmp\">pic.twitter.com\/KP2Z9sksmp<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1700216871562133652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneur and California resident Elon Musk, who owns X, the social media app formerly called Twitter, and is&nbsp;parent to a child who claims to be transgender, responded by saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This bill is a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing. What it actually means is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody. Utter madness!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This bill is a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing. <br><br>What it actually means is that if you disagree with the other parent about sterilizing your child, you lose custody.<br><br>Utter madness!<\/p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1700237589272526951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Threatening the standard of \u201chealth, safety, and welfare\u201d of a child under the California Family Code can carry penalties under the California Penal Code\u2014prompting parents, activists, and lawmakers to speculate that AB 957 could result in parents being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/06\/13\/state-senator-tells-parents-flee-own-state-law-take-kids-away-non-affirming-parents\/\">charged with child abuse or neglect<\/a>&nbsp;for not participating in a child\u2019s transgenderism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a California Senate Judiciary Committee hearing June 13, state Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, warned parents to leave California if such legislation were to pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn recent years, we have put government bureaucrats between parents, children, and doctors when it comes to medical care\u2014and now we have this where if a parent does not support the ideology of the government, [children] are going to be taken away from the home,\u201d Wilk said, adding: \u201cIf you love your children, you need to flee California.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Republican State Senator Tells Parents to Flee California Amid LGBTQ+ Laws Targeting Children\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYRg3gJJCT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Republican State Senator Tells Parents to Flee California Amid LGBTQ+ Laws Targeting Children\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LYRg3gJJCT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill now heads to Newsom\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/09\/08\/california-passes-ab957\/\">https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2023\/09\/08\/california-passes-ab957\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California State Assembly passed a bill Friday that would require judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed a child\u2019s \u201cgender transition\u201d by making \u201cgender affirmation\u201d an equal part of a child\u2019s \u201chealth, safety, and welfare\u201d under state law. Democratic lawmakers\u2019 bill, AB 957, passed the Assembly by a vote of 57-16&nbsp;along party lines. The California Senate passed the bill Wednesday, 30-9, also along party lines. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is expected to sign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5427,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5424\/revisions\/5427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}