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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed nine LGBTQ-supportive bills into law last week after vetoing one. • Assembly Bill 5 sets timelines for implementing LGBTQ+ cultural competency training for public school teachers and staff • Senate Bill 857 creates an advisory task force to identify the needs of LGBTQ+ students and put supportive measures into force • SB 407 directs the California Department

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a trio of bills supporting LGBTQ youth just one day after vetoing a bill that would have required judges to consider whether parents have affirmed the gender identity of their children amid custody disputes. He signed three pieces of legislation that would support protections for LGBTQ residents in California, including setting implementation timelines

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that will ban school boards from removing books that teach racial or LGBTQ topics in the classroom. School boards around the U.S. are removing books and materials from classrooms that parents have deemed inappropriate, causing books with overtly racial or sexual material to become a flashpoint in the culture wars. A.B. 1078, which

The new laws include legislation that focuses on support for LGBTQ+ youth. One law sets timelines for required cultural competency training for public school teachers and staff, while another creates an advisory task force to determine the needs of LGBTQ+ students and help advance supportive initiatives. A third requires families to show that they can and are willing to meet the needs of a