Right-wing "pro-family" group wants to repeal California LGBT history law

Paulo Sibaja, acting on behalf of Sacrament0-based right-wing "pro-family" group Capital Resource Institute, filed documents July 15 to start a voter referendum to repeal the recently signed LGBT history law. Sibaja claims that a coalition of groups backs his organization's move, but declined to name them. Over 400,000 signatures are required to allow the referendum to proceed.

The law, the first of its kind in America, requires public schools in California to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. Democratic Senator Mark Leno, who introduced the bill, called the Capital Resource Institute "extremist," adding that it will be a challenge for them to get the signatures required, and even if they did succeed, Californians would reject the proposal.