Though these rules for runaway shelters have been around for some time, when they were applied to the topics of abortion and gender, all MAGA broke loose. In turn, the agency is directed to pair the teen with counseling, as well as to contact family. Again, the shelter is supposed to call the state agency. The uproar came when lawmakers added a new exception - if the kids are running away because they want an abortion or gender-based care. The point isn’t to “TAKE CHILDREN AWAY FROM PARENTS,” it’s to keep the kids from living homeless on the streets. This system was set up because runaway teens would sometimes run away from shelters themselves when they learned a parent was about to be called. That agency acts as a go-between to call the parents to attempt a “reunification.” Staff are supposed to then call the state Department of Children, Youth and Families. There are some important exceptions, like if a teen shows signs of being neglected or abused. What it did was alter the rules for teen runaway shelters.Ĭurrently, shelter operators are supposed to notify parents when a teen shows up. That bill, Senate Bill 5599, didn’t actually change anything regarding child custody laws, or medical consent. Sure enough, of all the controversial bills our state Legislature passed this year, only one has faced a concerted effort to overturn it - the one involving trans kids, the one Trump Jr. It seemed to herald that the culture war over trans youth, so prevalent around the country, would soon be raging here. It didn’t matter that the tweet was false it got 3 million views anyway. “Washington passes bill allowing the state to TAKE CHILDREN AWAY FROM PARENTS that do not consent to their child’s gender transition surgeries.” “These sick bastards are evil,” Trump Jr. It had the potential to poison politics in our state for the entire year. When the former president’s toxic son, Donald Trump Jr., started weighing in on Washington state politics in April, I admit it put me a little on edge. Danny Westneat is a columnist for the Seattle Times.
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