Bill promotes California as US refuge for transgender youth

San Francisco Senator Scott Wiener discusses his proposed measure to provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families during a news conference in Sacramento, CA on Thursday. (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP)

California could provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families under a proposal announced Thursday that joins a growing list of initiatives from the nation’s most populous state aimed at counterbalancing actions in Texas and other conservative places…