California's Gender Identity Notification Measure Fails to Qualify for Ballot

Proposed policy requiring schools to inform parents of gender identity changes falls short on signatures, prompting legal and legislative battles.

Proponents gathered 400,000 of the 546,651 signatures needed to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
The initiative aimed to notify parents of their child's gender identity changes and ban gender-affirming care for minors.
Opponents argued the policy could endanger children in non-accepting households.
A lawsuit against California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the measure's title was dismissed, but an appeal is planned.
State lawmakers introduced a bill to ban school districts from adopting parental notification policies.