A new bill introduced by Assemblyman Mark González, a member of the California LGBTQ Caucus, is poised to impose LGBTQ advocacy on every public and private school in the state. Assembly Bill 727 mandates that all K-12 schools—both public and private—as well as public and private universities print the contact information of an LGBTQ advocacy organization, the Trevor Project, on every student identification card. Most concerningly, the bill offers no exemptions for religious schools that hold faith-based objections to the ideological positions promoted by this private organization.
AB 727: A Mandate That Violates Religious Freedom
The Trevor Project is one of the most well-known, influential, and well-funded LGBTQ advocacy groups in the country. According to its website, its mission as “ending suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) young people.” The organization not only provides a 24 hours, seven days a week crisis hotline and chat support, but also provides peer support that connects minors ages 13-17 with adults 18 to 23, education curriculum and teacher training, as well as pushing public policies and research that promote LGBTQ ideology as the answer to troubled teens.
While no one wants to see a child struggle with bullying, depression, and suicidal thoughts, many family-oriented faith-based groups do not want students pushing further into gender ideology, which only results in further despair and long-term harm rather than healing.
Under the guise of suicide prevention, this bill would compel Christian and religious schools to print the contact information of the Trevor Project on the back of student identification cards, even though this organization promotes beliefs contrary to their deeply held faith. This is a direct violation of First Amendment rights and an egregious overreach of government authority into the affairs of religious institutions.
The Trevor Project’s Troubling Track Record
The California Family Council (CFC) has extensively documented the dangers of the Trevor Project’s influence in schools. These concerns go beyond simple political or ideological disagreements—they touch on serious risks to children’s mental, emotional, and even physical well-being.
1. Role-Playing LGBTQ Scenarios in Schools
CFC has reported on how The Trevor Project has been used as an entryway to LGBTQ indoctrination in schools. Parents in Vista Unified School District (VUSD) were shocked to discover that students were required to participate in a role-playing exercise in which they had to “come out” as LGBTQ. This activity, known as Coming Out Stars, was taken directly from materials provided by The Trevor Project.
Students who objected due to religious beliefs were pressured to comply, and parents were not informed that such content was being introduced into their children’s education. CFC Vice President Greg Burt called out this coercion:
“The California Family Council stands with these parents in their fight for truth and transparency. Schools should be teaching kids math and reading, not coercing them into role-playing as LGBTQ+ individuals or pushing the false ideology that gender is fluid.”
2. Online Predator Risks on Trevor Space
Former school board member and teacher Brenda Lebsack investigated The Trevor Project’s online chatrooms and exposed alarming risks to minors. She found that their online platform, Trevor Space, connected vulnerable youth with unverified adults in private chatrooms under the guise of offering “support.”
Lebsack, posing as a child questioning her gender, was granted immediate access without age verification and directed to clubs promoting witchcraft, polyamory, and even age-regression kinks. This has led organizations like Gays Against Groomers to refer to Trevor Space as a “pedophile’s paradise.”
Despite these risks, The Trevor Project remains deeply embedded in California’s public education system, promoted by school counselors, the Attorney General, and even legislative bodies pushing LGBTQ policies.
3. Suicide Hotline on CA Student IDs Surveys Kids on Gender Identity
Another major concern is how suicide prevention hotlines have become tools for ideological indoctrination. In California, students as young as 7th grade already have suicide hotline numbers printed on their ID cards, and when they call for help, they are immediately asked about their gender identity.
Instead of focusing on providing genuine support for mental health struggles, hotline operators already push children toward gender identity exploration and funnel them into pro-LGBTQ organizations like The Trevor Project. This bill will bypass the supposedly objective counselors and connect students directly with Trevor Project advocates. This is not suicide prevention—it is grooming children into radical gender ideology.
A Direct Violation of President Trump’s Executive Order
This coercive government policy stands in direct opposition to President Trump’s recent Executive Order on Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling. The order specifically aims to eliminate:
“Federal funding or support for illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in K-12 schools, including based on gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology.”
AB 727 contradicts this order by mandating schools to promote LGBTQ advocacy, even against their religious convictions. If allowed to stand, this bill could set a dangerous precedent—paving the way for further government-mandated ideological messaging in private religious institutions.
“We Must Protect These Vulnerable Kids”
Greg Burt, Vice President of California Family Council, has strongly condemned this legislation:
“No child should experience bullying, but The Trevor Project takes advantage of troubled and vulnerable youth who need our compassion and help, and leads them down a path that will destroy their futures. These struggling kids are being offered lies about their true God-given identity as a boy or a girl and told to let their sexual desires determine their identity and behavior. That’s not the answer to depression and suicidal thoughts—it’s a path toward deeper confusion and despair.”
Students experiencing distress deserve real help, not further indoctrination into a harmful and misleading worldview.
What’s Next? Time to Take Action
This is yet another instance of California’s radical push to erase parental rights, trample religious freedom, and force LGBTQ ideology onto every child—even in Christian schools.
AB 727 must be stopped before it becomes law. Here’s what you can do:
🔹 Contact Your Legislators – Let them know you oppose AB 727 and demand protections for religious schools.
🔹 Share This Information – Parents, churches, and Christian schools must be made aware of this bill’s dangers.
🔹 Support Legal Action – Organizations like Pacific Justice Institute and Alliance Defending Freedom are actively fighting for religious liberty.
California Family Council will continue to stand for parental rights, religious freedom, and truth in education. The time to speak out is now before every school in California—including Christian schools—is forced to promote LGBTQ advocacy on every student ID card.
