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Washington’s New Law Blocks Parents From Children Who Wish to Transition

Washington’s New Law Blocks Parents From Children Who Wish to Transition
Governor Jay Inslee in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 22, 2021. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
5/11/2023|Updated: 5/11/2023
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The state of Washington has approved a new law that enables shelters to hide children from their parents in case the children want to undergo gender transitioning.

State Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed into law SB 5599 on Tuesday. The bill essentially grants shelters the right to not notify parents of minors when the children flee homes where gender transitioning is not accepted. “Every child—including our trans youth—deserves to be safe at home. In a perfect world, that is the case, but unfortunately, that is not the reality,” Democrat Senator Marko Liias, the bill’s primary sponsor, said in a May 9 press release.
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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