Texas district attorneys condemn governor Greg Abbott and his anti-trans directives
District attorneys in Texas have slammed Governor Greg Abbott and attorney general Ken Paxton over their harmful anti-trans directives. On 18 February, Paxton released an opinion denouncing gender-affirming care and even said that it could be considered child abuse under the state’s law. Following the attorney general’s archaic statements, Abbott released his own transphobic letter – which ordered investigations into the life-saving treatments. In a joint Twitter statement on 24 February, five district attorneys from across the state condemned Abbott and Paxton’s “life-threatening directives.” “We are deeply disturbed by Governor…
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