California foster parents will now be required to “affirm” the chosen gender identity of the children in their care, due to a new bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 23.
Mr. Newsom signed Senate Bill 407—introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)—which amends the foster care vetting process to ensure LGBT youth are only placed in homes where their gender identity and sexual orientation are affirmed by foster parents.
