California Set to End Travel Ban to States With Anti-LGBTQ Laws

The ban, enacted in 2017, applied to state agencies, departments, boards and schools that are part of the University of California and the California State University systems. It prohibited them from using state funding to travel to states that had passed laws such as barring transgender people from participating in school sports or using the bathroom of their gender identity, ultimately affecting 26 states.

Meanwhile, Texas has passed a law limiting public drag-show performances, while Florida has introduced restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for minors. Both have been temporarily blocked by judges.California instead is introducing a new bill, called the BRIDGE Project, to seek to reach out to residents in those states and foster a culture of inclusion and respect.

The bill to end the travel ban passed the Senate in a 31-6 vote on Tuesday, largely along party lines. It now heads to Newsom, who has until mid-October to sign or veto it. The governor’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

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