He took time to hear how AB would impact people of faith and particularly once-gay people, and has shown commitment to creating opportunities for further dialogue. The path towards full equality is a long journey, but a journey best traveled together. I invite you to join me. We want to bring attention to some alarming upcoming legislation in the state of California. We have been made aware of three upcoming bills concerning same sex attraction and gender identity in children and non-minor dependents.
We are releasing this statement in an attempt to educate families and ministries connected across California that may be of like-mind on these issues. These bills are troubling to us. Therefore, we have made this uncommon step of broadcasting our concern and encouraging the faith-based community in California to research and contact your assembly members regarding these bills. If these bills passed, it would be illegal for anyone to sell resources that offer treatment or ministry in order to reduce or eliminate same sex attraction or gender dysphoria.
This includes conferences, counseling, teaching, books, or publications, where money is exchanged for the resource. Also, children in foster care who expressed gender identity issues would be prohibited from receiving counseling or medical services that encouraged the child to embrace their biological gender. And, those who are asking for resources to assist with addressing unwanted sexual attractions or gender identities would be prohibited from accessing mental health providers, even if they themselves desire such resources.
Below is information about each Bill, including a summary written by our team and copies of the letters that we submitted. Proposed bill to prohibit resources concerning treatment or ministry in order to reduce or eliminate same sex attraction or gender dysphoria. Essentially, conferences, counseling, teaching, books, or publications, where money is exchanged for the resource, would be prohibited. Proposed bill that mandates that any child in foster care expressing gender identity issues must only be provided counseling and medical services that affirm the gender identity that the child believes they have.
Any professionally-guided exploration questioning that belief, or encouraging the child to embrace their biological gender would be prohibited. Proposed bill to ban mental health providers from assisting in sexual orientation change efforts for adults under a conservatorship or guardianship who express same sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The bill amends legislation that already prohibits mental health providers from any kind of effort to treat same sex attraction or gender dysphoria in children under the age of We oppose the bill and the existing legislation.
