. >> joining me now live, the state assemblywoman who authored that buried bill, lori wilson, joiningme now. what is in this bill. often times we hear about the bill, we see the sidelines but we don't know what is in it. what is in it? >> what is in the bill as it allows judicial discretion for a judge when considering health, safety, and welfare of a child, in particular a tgi child which stands for transgender, gender diverse, intersex children. it allows them to consider parents' affirmation when determining the child's best interest when specifically related to gender identity. there has been lots of misconception around the bill and lots of misinformation. what it doesn't do is it does not take children away from their parents. those types of proceedings happen and what we call dependency proceeding, not related to child custody. child custody is particularly related to when two parents, who are going through a divorce or going through custody proceedings cannot agree so they are asking a third party, the judge, to weigh in and then we have laws on the books related to how a judg

democratic assemblywomen lori wilson co-wrote the bill. she is the mother of a transgender child and trying to downplay any controversy by insisting gender affirmation is just one of a myriad of factors when considering child custody. >> we should be affirming our children at every possible way and getting them whatever appropriate care they need, whether it is based on their gender, whether it is based on how their studies are in school. it doesn't matter. our children should be affirmed and this is saying you have to include gender affirmation as a part of that. >> at the state capital here in california, there are a lot of fired up protesters and parents today speaking out very much against these gender affirming bills. >> thank you for that, matt. and more on this story as we talk with one mom and attorney in california on what this could potentially mean for parents' rights. and later in the nightcap, you've heard of the seven deadly sins, right? pride, lust, greed, envy, wrath, sloth and glut -- gluttany. if you can add a habit, what

democratic assemblywoman lori wilson cowrote the bill, trying to downplay any controversy by insisting gender affirmation is not the most important factor when determining custody. >> if you have a 7-year-old who's talking about having a potential to say -- being able to articulate that they believe they are not the same gender as they are biologically, then it should be affirmed, and through care it should be determined. that's what we did with our own child. >> this bill was co-sponsored by state senator scott wiener, who also advanced a separate bill, requires foster par parents to affirm a child's sexual identity. >> brian: what an embarrassment. matt, thank you very much. radical gender insanity is spreading across the country. a judge in washington just ordered a female-only nude spa to accept male customers. more on that next. but i wonder if you just take a few seconds to pray with me real quick. in the name of the father and son, holy spirit. amen. lord jesus, come to us now. help us to surrender ourselves completely to you. help us to listen to your voice. even when we're dis