California plants new flag on transgender student protections

California has thrown down a new gauntlet in the fight over transgender students.  

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) this week signed a law saying teachers could not be required to tell parents about a student’s name or pronoun changes in most circumstances, leading to at least one district filing a lawsuit and tech billionaire Elon Musk announcing he would pull his businesses out of the state.  

While LGBTQ advocates say the law will prevent forced outings and protect young people, opponents...