Republican lawmakers in California have introduced new bills aimed at protecting parental rights and regulating sports participation based on assigned sex at birth. Assembly member Bill Essayli presented a bill that would divide educational activities by sex rather than gender identity, with a focus on protecting girls in sports. Despite President Trump’s executive order banning transgender women and girls from participating in college women’s and high school girls’ sports teams, California allows athletes to play on teams consistent with their gender identity, which is being upheld by the California Interscholastic Federation.
Assembly member Leticia Castillo also introduced two bills, one aimed at protecting parents from having their children taught transgenderism in school and another amending the definition of child abuse to prevent parents from being accused of child abuse for not allowing their child to transition socially or medically. Democrats like Senator Scott Wiener believe that the focus should be on more pressing issues like affordability, tariffs, and healthcare, and think that these bills are targeting a vulnerable community and distracting from important issues.
The California Teachers Association condemned the bills as an attack on LGBTQ+ students and communities, emphasizing the importance of defending the rights of all students to attend schools that are safe and free from discrimination. They argue that the bills targeting LGBTQ+ students are harmful and that the focus should be on legislation that protects and funds public education instead.
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