Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required judges presiding over custody battles to consider parents' affirmation of a child's gender identity or presentation.
New policies requiring schools to notify parents if a student is gender-nonconforming are seeping into campus culture in ways some students find dangerous.Assemblymember Lori D. Wilson , who introduced the bill, said in a statement that she was disappointed with Newsom’s decision to veto.
“I’ve been disheartened over the last few years as I watched the rising hate and heard the vitriol towards the trans community,” Wilson said. “My intent with this bill was to give them a voice, particularly in the family court system where a non-affirming parent could have a detrimental impact on the mental health and well-being of a child.”
State Sen. Scott Wiener, a principal co-author of the measure, called the veto a “tragedy” and said the decision stood in contrast to Newsom’s“Our job as legislators is to set clear standards for judges to apply and that’s what we did here,” said Wiener .“This is fantastic news and the right call,” Assemblymember Bill Essayli
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