Blue State Republicans Unveil Legislation To Prevent Schools From Pushing Gender Ideology On Kids

California lawmakers submitted legislation Friday aimed toward protecting children from gender ideology indoctrination in schools and upholding parental rights.

Republican state Assemblymember Bill Essayli announced a bill that would amend the state’s education code to base sports participation and the use of bathrooms and locker rooms in schools on the immutable characteristic of sex rather than gender ideology. Assemblymember Leticia Castillo also introduced a bill that would allow parents to opt their children out of any lessons on gender ideology, and proposed a separate bill that would prohibit judges from considering medical and social transitioning to be in the best interest of a gender-confused child during custody disputes and would prevent parents from being considered abusive or neglectful for refusing to transition their child.

“I hope we restore common sense in our schools,” Essayli told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “I hope we have places again where girls feel comfortable to change without having to worry if there’s a boy in the locker room or that they have to share space with a boy. I hope girls feel confident in competing in sports again and not having to worry about whether they’re going to be booted off the team as a boy shows up and runs a faster time, and I want girls to be excited and proud of their accomplishments and be able not just to compete, but to be champions in sports. That’s the vision that we should all share and want for our girls here in California and around the nation.”