BREAKING NEWS – Richmond, Virginia – As the battle over parental rights and protections for LGBT students heats up in Virginia, democratic state delegate Elizabeth Guzman said she will introduce a bill in the legislature’s next session that would make it a crime for a parent or guardian not to affirm their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
The move is in response to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s updated “model policies” on transgender students, which require students to use bathrooms and join sports teams based on their sex at birth, as opposed to their gender identity.
Guzman plans to will introduce a bill that will expand the state’s definition of child abuse and neglect to include parents and guardian who do not affirm their LGBT children.
“This will end the authoritarian mindset that parents impose on their children,” explained Guzman. “My main goal is to stop parents from imposing their will on their kids, because it is clearly a form of bullying. Hopefully sometime in the future, when a child makes a decision, it’s final! And any parent that challenges their kids on any issue, should serve a couple of months in jail, or until they agree to level the playing field in their homes where everyone has equal say, regardless of their age.”