evidence: But critics online are claiming that the measure goes much further, and means any parent who doesn’t support their kid’s desire to pursue gender-affirming surgery will lose custody. [...] CLAIM: A California bill, AB-957, would "require parents to ‘affirm’ the ‘gender transition’ of any child," including surgery, or else lose custody. [...] "Breaking: California Senate has PASSED #AB957, the most dangerous law facing California parents in decades, which will require parents to ‘affirm’ the ‘gender transition’ of any child—any age, any gender, every family, every time, social or medical transition, no limits—or else lose custody," reads one post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, shared across platforms. It adds: "Non-affirming parents will be deemed UNSAFE."