A California law prohibiting long-term elder care workers from referring to residents by names or pronouns other than those chosen by the resident is an inappropriate restriction on free speech, a state appellate court said Friday.
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Long-Term Care Facility Residents’ Bill of Rights, enacted in 2017, also requires that gender-based room assignments be made in accordance with a resident’s gender identity.
Taking Offense, a group that includes at least one California taxpayer, challenged both the room assignment and pronoun provisions in a suit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court.
A trial court rejected the ...
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