California will soon offer legal refuge to transgender youths

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks as a press conference in Los Angeles on June 9 (Photo: Richard Vogel / AP file)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday that aims to legally protect transgender youths and their parents if they flee conservative states that have restricted access to gender-affirming care. 

The bill seeks to “offer refuge” to trans minors…