Jail time in california for using wrong pronoun. Us message board where your voices count. It penalizes senior healthcare workers who misgender any patients identifying as transgender by failing to address the patient by their preferred gender pronouns. October 10 2017 220 pm.
On october 4 2017 democratic governor jerry brown of california signed legislation that would punish california healthcare workers who willfully and repeatedly refuse to use a senior transgenders preferred name or pronouns. Newly signed legislation aims to protect transgender and other lgbt individuals in hospitals care homes and other assisted living facilities. California can now start jailing people that refuse to use the preferred gender pronouns of nursing home residents after democratic gov.
California health care workers who willfully and repeatedly decline to use a senior transgender patients preferred name or pronouns could face punishments ranging from a fine to jail time. In an effort to protect transexual individuals authorities in california are now jailing people who use the wrong gender pronouns while letting those who knowingly transmit hiv walk free. California health care workers who willfully and repeatedly decline to use a senior transgender patients preferred name or pronouns could face punishments ranging from a fine to jail time under a newly signed law.
The laws effect is limited to nursing homes and other long term care facilities but mandates that those who willfully and repeatedly refuse to use a transgender residents preferred name or pronouns can be slapped with a 1000 fine and up to one year in prison according to the california heath and. Could you face jail time for using the wrong gender pronoun. California moves to jail people who use the wrong pronoun.
Jerry brown signed the bill thursday. New california law allows jail time for using wrong gender pronoun. The bill which passed the california state senate in may has moved into the california state assembly as part of a slew of gender based anti discrimination laws designed to protect california residents who dont believe they fall into the gender binary.
For example if an. To be clear to violate the law the healthcare professional treating patients in a long term care facility would need to use the wrong gender pronouns repeatedly and willfully. Jerry brown signed the legislation last week.
Violations of senate bill 219 could under limited circumstances be treated as a misdemeanor with punishment of up to one year of jail time and or 1000 fine.