California governor Gavin Newsom preempted parental right when he signed legislation Monday barring school districts from requiring that parents be informed of their child’s change in sexuality or gender identity without the child’s permission.
he legislation, assembly bill 1955, overrules school boards with policies in place requiring that schools be transparent with parents about their child’s perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, an issue that remains an active subject of debate especially given its potentially life-altering consequences. California is the first state to adopt such legislation and it remains to be seen whether other Democratic states follow its example.
The legislation will almost certainly face legal challenges and greater scrutiny if Newsom remain a national Democratic party figure. The start of the Republican National Convention and failed assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump greatly overshadowed Newsom signing AB 1955.ore
Formerly sleepy school-board races have begun to attract greater media attention in recent years in large part due to Covid school closures and the introduction of left-wing racial and gender ideology into K-12 curricula.
Republicans nationwide have pushed for greater parental involvement in education, with school transparency being a key plank of the parents-rights movement. In addition, numerous GOP states have banned transgender procedures for minors to prevent distressed children from being rushed into life-altering surgical and hormonal interventions.
A growing number of people who underwent transgender procedures and later renounced their transgender identity have come forward to warn of the medical complications of transition. Although major medical organizations wholeheartedly support child gender transitions, the significant lack of evidence of their effectiveness has prompted many European nations to scale back the minors’ access to the procedures.
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