As more Republican-controlled statehouses across the U.S. adopt anti-LGBTQ laws, the number of states California bans taxpayer-funded travel to should continue to increase.
With the expected addition now of West Virginia, nearly a third of the country will soon be off limits for most trips taken by Golden State employees.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on Wednesday signed into law House Bill 3293, which bans transgender girls and women from participating in sports at the elementary, secondary, or post-secondary level consistent with their gender identity.
It is one of 66 such bills state lawmakers introduced this year. The onslaught of attacks against transgender athletes, mostly directed at girls and women, led the NCAA to reiterate