A bill that would make California a sanctuary state for transgender youth and their parents fleeing states where laws prohibit “gender-affirming health care” for minors continues to move through the Legislature despite strong criticism from opponents.
Senate Bill (SB) 107 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Aug. 3 with a 11 to 4 vote along party lines. It now moves to the Assembly floor.
A San Francisco Bay-Area mother, whose daughter once believed she was transgender but changed her mind, told the committee she’ll never forgive herself for allowing the girl to take puberty blockers.
“At the insistence of the medical community, we regrettably placed our 12-year-old gender-confused daughter on puberty blockers. We were not told of long-term effects,” said the mom, who goes by the pseudonym Kiley Chang for fear of retaliation….