{"id":2026349,"date":"2023-09-08T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-considering-canceling-state-travel-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T20:19:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T00:19:21","slug":"california-lawmakers-considering-canceling-state-travel-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-considering-canceling-state-travel-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"California lawmakers may cancel state travel ban."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-lawmakers-considering-canceling-state-travel-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Lawmakers Consider Reversing\u200d Travel Ban on Anti-LGBT States<\/h2>\n<p>California lawmakers\u2064 are contemplating reversing a 2016 bill that prohibits state-funded \u2063travel to 26 states with laws deemed discriminatory against the LGBT community. Spearheading \u200dthe \u2064initiative is Democratic \u2064state \u200dSen. Toni Atkins, who believes that\u2062 the\u2063 boycott has had unintended \u200ceconomic \u200cconsequences \u2063and has inadvertently isolated the\u2064 LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n<h3>Promoting LGBT Outreach<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. \u200bAtkins\u2063 has proposed repealing\u200c the existing law\u200b and replacing it with a bill aimed at promoting LGBT outreach in these states. As a gay senator from San Diego, she plans to fund most of the $583,000 campaign \u2063privately.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c inspiration\u2063 behind California&#8217;s A.B. 1887 \u2064was \u200bthe North Carolina &#8220;bathroom ban,&#8221; which prohibited individuals from using a bathroom that did not align with the \u200cgender\u200b on \u200btheir birth certificate. However,\u200c those who had undergone sex reassignment \u2062surgery and updated their birth certificate were \u2063exempt. The Department of \u2064Justice argues\u2063 that this ban violates Title IX of the \u200cCivil\u200c Rights Act.<\/p>\n<h3>Reevaluating the Effectiveness<\/h3>\n<p>In April, \u2062San \u200bFrancisco\u2064 repealed a similar city ordinance after seven years. The policy, which \u200daimed to economically strain states deemed anti-LGBT, proved to be \u2064ineffective and increased the city&#8217;s expenses\u2062 and administrative responsibilities. Officials acknowledged that \u200cthe policy\u2062 did\u200b not achieve the intended outcome.<\/p>\n<p>A.B.\u2064 1887\u200c has also posed challenges for Black scholars in California, as it prevents them from collaborating\u200c with peers studying in the South, \u2063where \u2063much of\u2064 their research is based. This\u2064 law has limited access to\u200c university funding for\u2064 Black educators \u2063and historians engaged in\u2063 academic dialogue surrounding Black American history.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Atkins has reached the conclusion that the current situation\u2064 is not working. \u200dShe stated, &#8220;I thought,\u200d it&#8217;s \u2064now or never. How long do you sustain something like that?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California lawmakers are considering reversing a bill that restricts state-funded travel to 26 states due to their discriminatory laws against the LGBT community. Democratic Sen. Toni Atkins is leading the effort, citing unintended economic consequences and isolation of the LGBTQ community. 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