Arizona Sen. John Kavanagh is reintroducing legislation related to students who identify as transgender.
Senate Bill 1002 would require school employees to call a student by the pronouns that correlate with their sex unless a parent gives explicit permission in writing that another set of pronouns can be used. The bill also says that the rule would also apply to using a different name than what’s listed unless it’s a “commonly associated” nickname.
In addition, the bill assure no employee or contractor is forced to go by the students preferred pronouns that go in contrary to their sex if it conflicts with one’s “religious or moral convictions.”
Meanwhile, Senate Bill 1003 is labeled a “reasonable accommodation” bill to require a separate restroom or “changing facility” to be available for students who identify differently from their sex, but it would prevent them from using the restroom of the opposite sex if “persons of the opposite sex are present or could be present.” The accommodation could include either a “single-occupancy restroom or changing facility” or a restroom used by staff.
The bills are similar to legislation put forth by the Fountain Hills Republican in previous sessions, including Senate Concurrent Resolution 1013 in 2024, Senate Bill 1166, Senate Bill 1001 and Senate Bill 1182 in 2023.
“Now, I ran this bill originally last year where it would’ve required parental permission to use a pronoun other than that aligned with the gender at birth,” Kavanagh told The Center Square in February with SB1166, which ended up being held in the House. “The governor vetoed that, so this year I’m coming back and saying, ‘Well, okay, maybe you’ll respect the parents’ right to know and require that.'”
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed SB1001 in May 2023 and explained her strong opposition to the legislation, writing that she would “veto every bill that aims to attack and harm children.”
“I would like to reemphasize their words to all the young people of the state, ‘You have every right to be who you are,’” she wrote.
Hey commenters. Read the what the bill is before commenting. It tries to force Bimbo Hobbs to acknowledge sanity and reality, It gives parents a say in their children’s upbringing and education.
Give no quarter to these delusional people.
My apologies for the multiple sightly different posts. Previous posts didn’t appear with “Your comment is awaiting moderation”, and so I assumed some verboten word was flagging and rejecting the comment, hence the slight changes from comment to comment.
Enough with the critical gender theory nonsense. Disagreement is NOT HARMFUL or HATEFUL. Thankfully part of growing up is realizing some ideas we embrace are wrong and even silly. Helping our children understand and accept reality is loving guidance.
Being forced to deny reality, let alone for politically-motivated reasons, cannot be constitutional, let alone American. I’ll address you as I see you. If you are trying to present as a cross-dresser and insist I address you as what you obviously are not, well, I’m going to hurt your feelz. You are weird. You pride yourself on being weird. You are trying to force us to doublethink, and I refuse to accept the programming.
And why are there always ‘religious exceptions’? Why do I have to claim to believe that which places belief before proof so that I can be excluded from affirming reality? Some whack-a-doodle actually proposed legislation that says I have to believe the unbelievable so that I’m not assaulted by the state for not believing the unbelievable. Unbelievable.
Being forced to deny reality, let alone for politically-motivated reasons, cannot be constitutional, let alone American. If someone wants to convincingly present as the other sex, I’ll address you as I see you, but if you are _trying_ to present as a cross-dresser and insist I address you as what you obviously are not, well, I’m going to hurt your feelz. You are weird. You pride yourself on being weird. You are trying to force us to doublethink, and I refuse to accept the programming.
And why are there always ‘religious exceptions’? Why do I have to claim to believe that which places belief before proof so that I can be excluded from affirming reality? Some whack-a-doodle actually proposed legislation that says I have to believe the unbelievable so that I’m not assaulted by the state for not believing the unbelievable. Unbelievable.
The governess unironically said she would “veto every bill that aims to attack and harm children”, while encouraging people who actually want to harm children; it’s a mad mad world in which we live.
Furthermore, being forced to deny reality, let alone for politically-motivated reasons, cannot be constitutional, let alone American. If someone wants to convincingly present as the other sex, I’ll address you as I see you, but if you are _trying_ to present as a tranny and insist I address you as what you obviously are not, well, I’m going to hurt your feelz. You are weird. You pride yourself on being weird. You are trying to force us to doublethink (the acceptance of or mental capacity to accept contrary opinions or beliefs at the same time, especially as a result of political indoctrination, for those of you who have not read Nineteen Eighty Four (George Orwell, 1949)), and I refuse to accept the programming.
And why are there always ‘religious exceptions’? Why do I have to claim to believe that which places belief before proof so that I can be excluded from affirming reality? Some whack-a-doodle actually proposed legislation that says I have to believe the unbelievable so that I’m not assaulted by the state for not believing the unbelievable. Unbelievable.
What Kavanaugh is proposing here is if someone pretends to be a different gender that it
will be law that you have to pretend with them at least verbally.
Just more BS from the politicians who don’t have a clue. The trans movement is dying and they are trying to keep it on life support…..whats next? Free surgery to butcher kids that don’t have a clue???
I would be fired and prosecuted over this because I would refuse to call them what they want as it’s a lie that Democrats want to perpetuate to gain votes. I will not have my free speech compromised.
“You have every right to be who you are” – the words of a fool.
There will never be a recall of a sitting Democrat in this State at the present time. Just kick the b__ch out in 2026! That will send a stronger message.
When will the Governor be recalled? Where are the petitions?
AMEN!