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What's in a name? 

 

When it comes to ballot and proposition titles, the answer is "everything" ... as the title synopsis drives the narrative, which then frequently determines the outcome. 

 

One example will be on the November 2024 ballot in California. 

 

Originally submitted as Protect Kids of California Act of 2024, the state's Attorney General, Rob Bonta (who oversees ballot language authorization), changed the title from what was originally submitted to now be called the Restricts Rights of Transgender Youth initiative.

 

The initiative in question would require public and private schools and colleges to limit use of sex-specific restrooms and lockers to actual members of their designated sex and exclude males from female-specific athletic programs for grades seven and up, as well as requires parental notification if an underage student requests to be treated as a different gender and forbids surgical or chemical “transitioning” of gender-confused minors.

 

Research on the sponsor group's (PERK - Protect the Educational Rights of Kids) companion website indicates that 75% of California voters agree minors should be protected from puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transgender surgeries, and that 68% of California voters support schools notifying parents of kids wanting to socially transition at school.

 

We strongly support the initiative, and decry the ballot-title chicanery. 

 

Please check out PERK and support their advocacy for parental sovereignty and protecting the long-term welfare of children.