Coverage dated December 5, 2023 to December 7, 2023

California Retailers To Be Fined Up To $500 For Rejecting Gender-Neutral Sections For Kids

Headline from Black Enterprise, on the newest of 2 developments

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that mandates certain retail stores to establish gender-neutral sections for children.

Black Enterprise's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Calif. retailers that refuse gender-neutral toy sections will be fined up to $500 under new law

    Headline from New York Post ·

  2. Newest

    California Retailers To Be Fined Up To $500 For Rejecting Gender-Neutral Sections For Kids

    Headline from Black Enterprise ·

Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Hot Air

    California Stores Face $500 Fines for Non-Compliance on Gender Ideology Rule (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    Under the terms of the legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law in 2021, California-based department stores with 500 or more employees that sell “childcare items or toys,” must have a gender-neut...

  2. New York Post

    Calif. retailers that refuse gender-neutral toy sections will be fined up to $500 under new law (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Major retailers in California are just weeks away from having to create gender neutral toy sections for children or risk being fined up to $500 under a state law set to take effect in the new year.

  3. Black Enterprise

    California Retailers To Be Fined Up To $500 For Rejecting Gender-Neutral Sections For Kids (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that mandates certain retail stores to establish gender-neutral sections for children.

  4. Townhall

  5. New York Post

    The latest woke California insanity? A gender-neutral-toy law (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    California retail stores with more than 500 employees will soon face fines for failing to offer “gender-neutral” toy sections, thanks to a law kicking in Jan. 1.

  6. Hot Air

  7. The Christian Post

    California toy stores without gender-neutral sections could face fines under new law (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    California stores that do not feature a gender-neutral toy selection for kids risk incurring a fine of up to 500, according to a law set to go into effect in January seeking to reduce what proponents ...

  8. Blaze Media

    It will soon be illegal for California department stores not to have a 'gender-neutral' section for kids (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    A new law is set to go into effect that requires large department store retailers in California to have gender-neutral toy and child-care sections — or face a fine.A bill passed by Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2021 will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

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