FACT FOCUS: Critics twist California bill that would weigh gender-identity support in custody cases

Democratic California lawmakers have approved a bill that would instruct courts to consider, among many other factors, whether a parent affirms a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions. Legal experts and the bill’s sponsor say that’s not the case. CLAIM: A California bill, AB-957, would “require parents to ‘affirm’ the ‘gender transition’ of any child,” including surgery, or else lose custody.