Anti-Trans directives Articles Governor Greg Abbott LGBTQ+ News Life News Texas Travis County District Court

Texas judge issues another temporary order blocking the governor’s anti-trans directives

A Texas judge has blocked the state’s harmful “child abuse” investigations into parents of trans youth. On 8 June, Adam and Amber Briggle, two other anonymous families and the LGBTQ+ organisation Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) filed a lawsuit against DFPS and Governor Greg Abbott. The legal documents were filed due to Abbott’s harmful anti-trans directives that he issued in late February – which called on the DFPS to investigate the parents of trans youth undergoing gender-affirming care. The court filings revealed that the governor’s horrific directives…

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Anti-Trans directives Articles DFPS Greg Abbott Judge Amy Clark Meachum Ken Paxton LGBTQ+ News Life News Texas

Texas judge issues temporary order blocking the governor’s anti-trans directives

In a small step for LGBTQ+ rights in Texas, investigations into gender-affirming care for trans youth have been temporarily banned.  Over the last few weeks, Governor Greg Abbott has attacked the trans youth community with his harmful statements and directives.  On the evening of 11 March, District Judge Amy Clark Meachum implemented the statewide injunction. “The court finds sufficient cause to enter a temporary injunction,” she said.  The judge also informed the court that Abbott’s transphobic directives were “beyond the scope of his authority and unconstitutional.”  In response to the…

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