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Jeff Younger sees himself as the “tip of the spear” in an effort that led the state to investigate parents of transgender children for child abuse.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton's statements on gender-affirming care for trans youth in Texas are making things difficult for advocates and families. Community organizations in the state are rallying in support.
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The Texas Attorney General is defending the governor’s decision to order the state’s child welfare agency to investigate parents, and health care professionals for providing certain gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender kids.
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Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas RepublicansThe issue is no longer contained to just the party’s fringes — and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.
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Ever since Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children, LGBTQ-affirming family lawyers statewide have been deluged with calls.
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A Texas judge was scheduled to consider a statewide injunction on investigations of parents over obtaining gender-affirming care. The appeal now puts the hearing on hold.
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Families of transgender kids and LGBTQ advocates have raised concerns about the well-being of children after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse.
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While Texas’ controversial abortion law strictly refers to women in its phrasing, it also limits access to the procedure for transgender and nonbinary people who are able to become pregnant.
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The same bills that ban certain procedures on transgender kids and teens would allow them to be performed on intersex kids in Texas.
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For transgender people, dressing in a way that represents their gender is an important form of expression. And sounding right is important, too. Voice affirmation therapy can help and it's growing in Texas.
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Texas clinics offering transgender health care are starting to see more patients from hundreds of miles away due to the expansion of telehealth during the pandemic.
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Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.