SACRAMENTO – In a shocking disregard for the privacy rights of seniors and constitutional freedoms of speech and religion, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB 219 yesterday.
While no doubt well-intentioned, the bill from California state senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco) will inflict severe penalties on long-term care center workers if they fail to deny biological facts by using âpreferred pronounsâ for any patients identifying as transgender. If employees âwillfully or repeatedly violateâ SB 219, they could be charged with a misdemeanor and subject to punishment of a $1000 fine, or even up to one year in jail.
SB 219 also mandates gender be determined by self-identification, not biology. As a result, female senior citizens will be forced to share bedrooms and other intimate facilities with biological men if those men identify as a women.
âCompelled speech violates free speech,â said Jonathan Keller, President of California Family Council. âSB 219 forces people to use words that arenât even in the dictionary.â
âSB 219 tries to place âmisgenderingâ someone on the same level as physical abuse,â Keller continued. âEveryone should be treated with respect in nursing homes, and that includes those who believe gender is based on biology, not feelings.â
For more information about SB 219, see the following stories:
- Tucker Carlson On CA Bill that Jails Healthcare Workers Who âMisgenderâ
- CA bill to make criminals out of those refusing to use transgender pronouns
- Read letter of opposition from the Womenâs Liberation Front.
- Legal analysis from Pacific Justice Institute.