Washington Governor Signs Bill Protecting Transgender Kids from Estranged Parents

Washington’s Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Tuesday that protects minors who are receiving gender-affirming care from estranged parents attempting to intervene. The new law would allow host homes — private, volunteer homes that temporarily house young people — to shelter youth without needing to contact the youth's parents. Instead, the homes could reach out to Washington's Department of Children, Youth, and Families. It also wouldn’t require those homes to inform estranged parents about medical interventions the youth is seeking, such as gender-affirming care. “With this bill,...