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‘Utter Madness:’ Elon Musk Reacts to California’s Proposed Gender Affirming Law

California could soon require a judge to consider a parent’s support of child gender change procedures in custody or visitation determinations.
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‘Utter Madness:’ Elon Musk Reacts to California’s Proposed Gender Affirming Law
Elon Musk in Paris on June 16, 2023. Joel Sagat/AFP via Getty Images
Dorothy Li
9/10/2023|Updated: 9/11/2023
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Tech entrepreneur and California resident Elon Musk has criticized a proposed state law that, if enacted, would require that parents affirm their child’s gender identity in custody rights cases as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

Mr. Musk’s comment on his X platform, formerly known as Twitter, came as the Democratic-majority state Assembly approved the legislation on Sept. 8, sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature.
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