California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday vetoed a bill (AB 957) which would have required family courts to consider "a parent's affirmation of the child's gender identity or gender expression" when determining the best interests of the child. "This bill would effectively amend CA code to require family courts to award custody to parents who affirm a child's gender identity and deny custody to parents who do not affirm," explained Meg Kilgannon, Family Research Council's senior fellow for Education Studies. The move disappointed the governor's progressive allies.
