Gov. Newsom signs sex offender bill intended to bring legal equality to LGBTQ defendants

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that would give judges a say on whether to list someone as a sex offender for having oral or anal sex with a minor.

The bill — touted as bringing legal equality to LGBTQ defendants — was signed Friday.

Currently, judges can decide whether to put someone on the sex offender registry only if the case involved a man having voluntary vaginal intercourse.

The measure expands that discretion to cases involving oral or anal sex.

Source: ktla.com