The California bill, AB-957, which passed in both houses of the state assembly on September 8, would consider parents' "affirmation of the child’s gender identity or gender expression as part of the health, safety, and welfare of the child." Wilson has made it clear that AB 957 adds a parent’s affirmation of their child’s gender identity as "one factor" that a judge must consider in a custody dispute. "California will be the first state to find parents abusive if they don't agree to affirm their child's gender identity, and we don't even know what that means." "Because the bill ties gender affirmation to three very important words and those are health, safety and welfare. What if the parents are religious and their religion says that they cannot affirm the child's gender identity?"

Source: Fox News September 18, 2023 21:21 UTC