From Brian S. Brown, President
NOM California
Our children face
enough struggles at
school without having to worry about being harassed and bullied by
someone of the opposite sex forcing their way into the most vulnerable
areas of
public schools — showers, bathrooms, changing areas and locker rooms.
But that's exactly what is going to happen if a new law in California is
allowed to take effect.
California
lawmakers have passed what's being called the
coed-bathroom law. It mandates access to all school facilities
including showers and restrooms based on "gender identity" and not a
student's actual sex.
The temptation some people may have is to chalk this law up to
another crazy idea coming out of California. But that would be a mistake. Rather, this new law illustrates where
the gay lobby is going with their never-ending crusade to strip society of all gender norms and differences.
California is the first state to pass a law like this, but several other states have had similar legislative
proposals. And Massachusetts has passed something similar by way of administrative regulation.
If the law is allowed to stand in California, it could be coming to your state before you know it. That's the bad news.
The good news is that we have an excellent chance of stopping this law in its tracks and making
sure it never takes effect. But time is short — we have only one week left to
stop this law.
NOM California is working with allies in the Privacy For All Students
coalition to qualify a referendum putting the co-ed bathroom law on the
ballot. Once the
referendum qualifies for the ballot, the law is suspended and does not
take effect until voters can decide if they want to approve or reject
the
law.
Our polling shows that voters are highly likely to reject the law if it is presented
to them. The challenge is obtaining the nearly 505,000 signatures we need to succeed.
If
you live in California, or can forward this email to someone who does, please go to the coalition website to
download a petition. Complete the petition (be sure to read the instructions) and
mail it back immediately. Petitions must be received by
November 6th to be processed in time to be
submitted to counties on
November 8th.
We are nearly out of time. Hundreds of thousands of signatures have been collected, but we need more.
We
are counting on you to help protect the privacy and security of our
children and grandchildren and prevent them from being exposed to
members of the opposite sex in school showers, bathrooms and locker
rooms. Please
act today.