Will California become a transgender care refuge?- CalMatters

When Kathie Moehlig s 11-year-old son decided to transition in 2012, she says not one doctor in San Diego was willing to treat him. When I called to make appointments, they kept telling me: We don t treat kids like that here, Moehlig said.

But she continued making calls, eventually breaking through at Rady Children s Hospital. Her efforts drew attention from other families of transgender kids, many of whom began asking her for help. 

She decided she couldn t just be a family friend, so eight years ago she started TransFamily Support Services, a nonprofit that offers a multitude of services to hundreds of families of transgender individuals across the country, including support groups, assistance navigating the medical system, and most recently political advocacy. 

Now, TransFamily Support Services is a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 107, designed to protect from prosecution patients who travel to California for what supporters call gender-affirming care and doctors who provide that care.

The Assembly gave its final approval to the bill in a 60-19 vote. The Senate went along on a 30-9 vote, sending the bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who signed it Sept. 29.

The bill will make California a refuge for minors seeking gender-affirming care, similar to how Assembly Bill 1666, which Newsom signed into law in June, made the state a refuge for those seeking abortions.

via calmatters.org

More San Diego in the news. I wanted a girl, not that I would trade any of my boys for a girl, at least most of the time. I mean a girl in addition. But with all this crazy stuff going on, I’m glad I don’t have a girl.