Newsom vetoes kook bill requiring gender identity to be considered in custody battles

[Leroy N. Soetoro]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4219960-newsom-vetoes-bill-
gender-identity-custody-battles/

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill late Friday night that would
have required judges to consider whether parents have affirmed the gender
identity of their children amid custody disputes.

Newsom argued that other politicians could use it as a strategy to
“diminish civil rights of vulnerable populations.”

The bill, introduced by state Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D), would allow
courts to consider each parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender
identity when making decisions about custody and visitation.

Wilson said the legislation, called the TGI (Transgender, Gender-Diverse
and Intersex) Youth Empowerment Act, would require courts to recognize
that the consideration of gender identity is in the best interest of the
child, in case a parent were to oppose a legal name change process.

“As the mother of a trans child, it is jarring to know that TGI youth are
at higher risk of depression, mental health crises, self-harm and suicide
than their cisgender peers,” Wilson said in a statement.

“Family courts are required to consider a variety of factors when
determining the best interest of the child … including the health, safety
and welfare of the child, any history of abuse, and history of substance
abuse,” she continued, “The TGI Youth Empowerment Act provides California
the opportunity to take one step closer to building a safer, more
dignified, and equitable world for TGI youth and their families.”

While Newsom said he shares the commitment of advancing transgender rights
in Californians, he won’t support the bill because of its efforts to
change legal standards for another branch of government.

“I urge caution when the Executive and Legislative branches of state
government attempt to dictate — in prescriptive terms that single out one
characteristic — legal standards for the Judicial branch to apply,” Newsom
wrote in his veto letter.

California State Sen. Scott Wiener responded to the veto on X, the
platform formerly known as Twitter, saying Newsom’s decision was a
“tragedy for trans kids.”

“These kids are living in fear, with right wing politicians working to out
them, deny them health care, ban them from sports & restrooms & erase
their humanity,” his post said. “CA needs to unequivocally stand with
these kids.”

Wiener followed up in a thread, saying the bill was surrounded by an
astounding amount of “right wing misinformation.” He acknowledged that
Newsom had been a “staunch ally to the LGBTQ community,” but called the
veto “a mistake.”

Newsom vetoed two other bills on Friday night.

One bill would prohibit the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation from providing any information or responding to requests by
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The other would have banned
driverless testing and operations of heavy-duty self-driving cars.

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