Not Calling Grandpa "Mz Thang!" Could Get You 12 Months In The Big House!
On Thursday, 28 September 2017 California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into state law that allows for the goaling of people that refuse to use the preferred gender pronouns of nursing home residents.
The new law states that those "willfully and repeatedly" refusing "to use a transgender resident’s preferred name or pronouns” can be fined US$1000 (AUD $1274) and sentenced to up one year in prison.
The “LGBT Senior Bill Of Rights" also requires aged care facilities and nursing homes throughout the state to allow residents to use the bathroom of their choice. The bill’s author, state Sen. Scott Weiner, argues that religious views don’t hold weight in public areas.
“Everyone is entitled to their religious view,” Wiener said. “But when you enter the public space, when you are running an institution, you are in a workplace, you are in a civil setting, and you have to follow the law.”
In a statement publicly thanking Governor Brown for signing the bill, Wiener wrote “LGBT seniors built the modern LGBT community and led the fight for so many of the rights our community takes for granted today. It is our duty to make sure they can age with the dignity and respect they deserve.”.
So Californians will be thinking twice before deciding between his and hers when they next spy Grandpa making moves for the Max Factor!
The new law states that those "willfully and repeatedly" refusing "to use a transgender resident’s preferred name or pronouns” can be fined US$1000 (AUD $1274) and sentenced to up one year in prison.
The “LGBT Senior Bill Of Rights" also requires aged care facilities and nursing homes throughout the state to allow residents to use the bathroom of their choice. The bill’s author, state Sen. Scott Weiner, argues that religious views don’t hold weight in public areas.
“Everyone is entitled to their religious view,” Wiener said. “But when you enter the public space, when you are running an institution, you are in a workplace, you are in a civil setting, and you have to follow the law.”
In a statement publicly thanking Governor Brown for signing the bill, Wiener wrote “LGBT seniors built the modern LGBT community and led the fight for so many of the rights our community takes for granted today. It is our duty to make sure they can age with the dignity and respect they deserve.”.
So Californians will be thinking twice before deciding between his and hers when they next spy Grandpa making moves for the Max Factor!
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