A state appellate court struck down a key provision of the LGBTQ Senior Bill of Rights, which requires long-term care staff to refer to facility residents by their preferred names and pronouns, as unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
In the case of Taking Offense v. California, a three-judge panel of the 3rd District California Court of Appeal in Sacramento came to a unanimous decision that the provision violated the rights to freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion.
The petitioner, Taking Offense, is described only as "an unincorporated association which includes at least one California citizen and taxpayer who has paid taxes to the state within the last year." Taking Offense asserted what is known as a facial challenge