California Senate Committee Advances ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Bill Despite Opposition

California Senate Committee Advances ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Bill Despite Opposition
California State Senator Melissa Melendez speaks in opposition to Senate Bill 923 at a hearing in Sacramento on April 6, 2022. Screenshot via California State Senate
Brad Jones
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A California Senate committee voted 8-2 this week in favor of Senate Bill 923, the Transgender Inclusive Care Act, which would force all health care providers to promote “gender-affirming care.”

The proposed legislation would require health care providers to compel their staff to complete “evidence-based cultural competency training” for the purpose of providing “trans-inclusive” health care to patients who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, and intersex (TGI).

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