Newsom vetoes bill that would require parents to affirm child's gender identity in custody battles
FOX NewsAPR 2023
While states across the nation are passing anti-LGBTQ legislation, California is making a clear statement that hate and bigotry against the LGBTQ community will not be tolerated and that the state will continue to protect LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ youth.
While Newsom may have signed a slew of pro-LGBTQ laws on Saturday, it comes right after he bucked a number of progressive initiatives the day before. He's grandstanding on issues at the core of the Democratic Party — immigration and LGBTQ rights — and illustrating something Republicans have been saying for a long time: the Democrats are going too far to the left.