California Judge Weighs Dispute Over Proposed Transgender Youth Measure Title

A California judge is considering a legal challenge to the title and summary of a proposed ballot measure that would require schools to notify parents if their child requests to change their gender identity. State Attorney General Rob Bonta released the wording for the measure, titling it the “Restrict Rights of Transgender Youth” initiative, while backers want it changed to the “Protect Kids of California Act.” The dispute centers on whether the word “restrict” accurately reflects the intent of the proposed measure, which would also ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ and women’s sports and prohibit gender-affirming surgeries for minors. The judge indicated that he may deny the request to change the wording, saying the attorney general’s description is accurate.

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