Posted on 07/19/2017 2:45:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
California is on its way to passing a new law that makes it illegal to call transgender senior citizens a pronoun they don't like. For example, if an elderly person who was born male and lives in a long-term care facility wishes to be called "her" or "she," the workers there had better do it or face the consequences. The proposed law would even apply to Christian facilities.
SB 219, titled the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Long-Term Care Facility Resident's Bill of Rights," states, "It shall be unlawful for a long-term care facility or facility staff to.... willfully and repeatedly fail to use a resident's preferred name or pronouns after being clearly informed of the preferred name or pronouns." It imposes fines and jail time on any long-term care employee who refuses to use transgender pronouns. Fines for repeat offenders could be as high as $1,000 and a jail term of up to a year.
The bill will also mandate bathrooms and rooming situations be designated by gender identity and not biological sex. There are no exemptions for long term care facilities run by religious institutions who integrate their beliefs about gender into their policies and practices.
Critics of the law fought against it. California Family Council's Greg Burt testified before the California Assembly Judiciary Committee saying, "How can you believe in free speech, but think the government can compel people to use certain pronouns when talking to others?" He added, "Compelled speech is not free speech. Can the government compel a newspaper to use certain pronouns that aren't even in the dictionary? Of course not, or is that coming next?"
Burt continued, "Those proposing this bill are saying, 'If you disagree with me about my view of gender, you are discriminating against me,'" saying, "This is not tolerance. This is not love. This is not mutual respect. True tolerance tolerates people with different views. We need to treat each other with respect, but respect is a two-way street. It is not respectful to threaten people with punishment for having sincerely held beliefs that differ from your own."
Despite Burt's objections, the measure, which is sponsored by the group Equality California and authored by San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener, sailed through committee without even one vote against it.
If this bill sounds familiar, perhaps it's because Canada's Senate overwhelmingly passed similar legislation last month. The Canadian transgender right bill adds "gender expression" and "gender identity" to Canada's Human Rights Code and to the Criminal Code's hate crime section. This, despite objections from critics who argued it is a threat to freedom of expressions and legalizes false ideas about gender. Critics further worried that people who denied this gender theory could be charged with hate crimes, fined, jailed, and compelled to undergo anti-bias training.
We dont got no fist amendment. We dont need to follow no steenking first amendment!
With apologies to Treasure of Sierra Madre and no steenking badges.
I guess the leftist’s have change their minds on “Mass Incarceration”.
Just because there is a Super Majority in Sacramento, not every piece of legislation is justified.
Fools.
Pass that law and the tree of liberty.....
Is “Old Fart” proper?
These California far-Left liberals apparently never heard of the 1st Amendment.
This will never go anywhere. What it does do is reveal the evil, hateful liberals who don't like people not agreeing with their PC drivel.
Law suit coming
I feel sorry for any cops sent to arrest someone over not using the correct fag-speak.
What would, “hey, faggot”, get you?
First inmate: What you in for?
Second inmate: Aggravated assault. You?
First inmate: Serial murder. How about you, new guy?"
Third inmate: Wrong pronoun.
First and second inmates: Huh????
Third inmate: Yeah. I called Gladys at the home "she." Got 20 to life.
Inmates one and two slide down the bench.
First inmate [whispering]: I ain't messin' wif dat dude!
Where’s Antifa?
California IS a hate crime.
When working in the prison they let me make my own name tag, I was tired of just being called M**** F**** so I had it made Mr. Massa.
I suspect Anthony Kennedy will hang onto his seat on the Supreme Court until death (or even after) to make sure every one of these laws passes constitutional muster (patinas and all that).
Gender? In a hospital where it all hangs out? ‘Pardon me, “ma’am,” would you like to use a urinal bottle or would you rather squat over a bedpan to pee?’
Gender-Schmender, c’aint someone just say “HELLNO” or go into a fit of controlled ridicule when some too tight around the headband asshat begins talking BS like this?
I propose declaring an end to the “social contract” in government in California, withdrawing consent to be governed as the California government is illegitimate, and watering the Tree of Liberty with the blood of tyrants and patriots, as Jefferson said.
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