Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, who carried the law, said deliberately using the wrong name or pronoun is “straight up harassment” and “erases an individual’s fundamental humanity.”
Rick Chavez Zbur, executive director of Equality California, which bills itself as the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization, said using the wrong name and pronoun is “a hateful act that denies someone their dignity and truth” and can cause depression and even suicides.
Also, referral by gender identity was only part of it.
The appeals court upheld a second challenged portion of the law prohibiting facilities or employees from assigning rooms based on anything other than a transgender resident’s gender identity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/nursing-homes-can-deadname-transgender-seniors-court-rules-rcna1468
Taking Offense asserts that trans rights are "special rights" that discriminate against non-transgender persons.
https://www.gaycitynews.com/california-court-strikes-misgendering-ban-from-ltc-residents-bill-of-rights/
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