California Bill Will Charge Parents With Child Abuse If Not Trans Affirming

A recently amended California bill would add "affirming" the sexual transition of a child to the state's standard for parental responsibility and child welfare--making any parent who doesn't affirm transgenderism for their child guilty of abuse under California state law.

AB 957 passed California's State Assembly on May 3, but a co-sponsor amended it after hours in California's State Senate on June 6. 

Assembly Member Lori Wilson, D-Suisun City, wrote the bill and introduced it on Feb. 14. State Sen. Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, co-sponsored it. Wilson's child identifies as transgender.

Originally, AB 957 required courts to consider whether a child's parents were "gender-affirming" in custody cases. Wiener's amendment completely rewrites California's standard of child care.

AB 957 post-amendment "would include a parent's affirmation of the child's gender identity as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child," altering the definition and application of the entire California Family Code.

California courts would be given complete authority under Section 3011 of California's Family Code to remove a child from his or her parents' home if parents disapprove of LGBTQ+ ideology. READ MORE