California Protects Trans Kids From Forced Outing, Elon Musk and Right-wing Attorneys Freak Out
Gavin Newsom signs law protecting LGBTQ+ kids from forced outing by schools. Conservatives are, unsurprisingly, upset by laws protecting children.
by Mira Lazine
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Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) made history when he signed Assembly Bill 1955 into law. The bill prohibits schools from forcibly outing LGBTQ+ kids to their parents, with particular focus given to transgender youth.
"Politically motivated attacks on the rights, safety, and dignity of transgender, nonbinary, and other LGBTQ+ youth are on the rise nationwide, including in California," said Representative Chris Ward (D), the one who introduced this bill, in a press release.
The bill is known as the Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today’s Youth (SAFETY) Act, and it’s the first of its kind to be passed anywhere across the United States. This is in light of 13 states mandating or at least promoting some form of forced outing of trans kids to their parents, according to the Movement Advancement Project. Ward continued, "While some school districts have adopted policies to forcibly out students, the SAFETY Act ensures that discussions about gender identity remain a private matter within the family. As a parent, I urge all parents to talk to their children, listen to them, and love them unconditionally for who they are."
This bill’s passing is unequivocally good news - but readers of Daily Femail may be aware that, by the nature of what we choose to cover in this column, conservatives aren’t reacting with much civility. Just a few days after the bill’s passing was announced, the conservative legal organization Liberty Justice Center announced that, in addition to several parents, Chino Valley Unified School District is suing Newsom, CA Attorney General Robert Bonta, and CA Superintendent Tony Thurmond.
Every parent is described as “a devout Christian who believes God created man and woman as distinct, immutable genders.” Readers get one guess as to the justification they’re using for this suit.
In order to appeal to the more liberal judges seen in California, the case takes a unique approach in spelling out these arguments by trying to state that, because transgender kids are more likely to be discriminated against, that parents have a right to know if their kid is trans. The irony is lost on the parents who believe in immutable genders.
They further argue in confusing paragraphs that the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s Standards of Care guidelines somehow support forced outing of trans kids.
“A WPATH notes elsewhere, “[p]arent and family support of [trans/gender diverse] youth is a primary predictor of youth well-being.”. Circumventing, bypassing, or excluding parents from decisions about a social transition undermines the main support structure for a child or adolescent who desperately needs support,” the complaint states.
They also claim that children are “also too young to make life-altering decisions about their expressed gender identity without their parents’ knowledge.” Trans people around the world, beware the risks of changing your pronouns and clothes. You may be infected with chronic transgenderism.
This lawsuit poses serious questions, such as, exactly how many straws are being grasped at by these attorneys? Why should this lawsuit be taken seriously? And, most importantly, does Liberty Justice Center hate trans people?
Daily Femail is just asking questions and is making no positive claims one way or the other, and kindly pleads that any lawyers not sue. Please.
It should be noted that Gavin Newsom’s office is not taking this lawsuit seriously. Izzy Gardon, a spokesperson for Newsom, said to The Guardian that the suit is “deeply unserious.”
She continued, “California law ensures minors can’t legally change their name or gender without parental consent, and parents continue to have guaranteed and full access to their student’s educational records consistent with federal law. We’re confident the state will swiftly prevail in this case.”
It may be that this is a sign of the lawsuit’s qual- Wait, hold that thought! BREAKING! THIS JUST IN - Failing entrepreneur Elon Musk is throwing a hissy fit about Newsom’s bill!
That’s right, he furiously announced on The Website Formerly Known As Twitter that, “This is the final straw. Because of this law and the many others that preceded it, attacking both families and companies, SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.”
But wait, that isn’t all - he also said that he “did make it clear to Governor Newsom about a year ago that laws of this nature would force families and companies to leave California to protect their children.”
It is unknown if Elon is really just using this as an excuse to escape to the tax break haven of Texas.
He also mentioned that X AKA Twitter AKA Shitter will be relocating to Austin to “[dodge] gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”
In response to a request for comment, Everyone With A Soul said, “We get it, you hate poor people. Just fuck off to Texas already Apartheid Clyde.”
Elon’s fans in his replies are showing their best, engaging in fruitful discussions about the pros and cons of moving multi-billion dollar companies across the country on a whim. Gunther Eagleman, the most esteemed scholar on such a subject, said to Elon, “Thank you Elon, CA has turned into a communist state.”
A similar reply to Elon’s Tweet Twoot We’re Running Out Of Funny Names For This by “Liberacrat Media” says, “Elon, you’re leaving Tran Francisco for Austin? They’re both democrat [sic] run shitholes. Why not move X to a place that’s neutral, rather than democrat [sic] run?”
These discussions are very insightful, as they pave the way for an intelligent discussion about the state of California politics. Only here can you learn that “Tran Francisco” is in the communist dictatorship known as California.
Perhaps it may be more illuminating if these individuals put a giant neon sign on their foreheads that said “Queers suck.” We may never know.
As for the lawsuit, it is unknown if it will succeed in court and there currently exist no legal challenges to it, nor has it been brought to a judge’s desk. Our office humbly asks someone, anyone to give us Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) access. Daily Femail cannot afford it. We have but pennies to our name, the money is all spent on Java Monster Energy Loca Mocha™ flavor. Please help us, our families are dying.
Mira Lazine is a freelance journalist covering transgender issues, politics, and science. She can be found on Twitter, Mastodon, and BlueSky, @MiraLazine