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

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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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Texas Supreme Court allows investigations of “child abuse” into parents of trans youth to continue

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In a blow to LGBTQ+ rights, the Texas Supreme Court has removed the state’s injunction banning investigations into parents of trans youth. Back in February, Attorney General Ken Paxton released an official opinion denouncing gender-affirming care and even said that it could be considered child abuse under the state’s law. Shortly after his harmful statement, Texas Governor Greg Abbott released his own transphobic letter – which ordered Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to start investigations into parents of trans youth. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective…

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Democrats in 16 US states pledge to protect trans youth with new legislation

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Democratic lawmakers from 16 states committed to helping transgender youth who have been affected by anti-LGBTQ+ laws in America. This will be done through legislation that will provide legal refuge to trans people and their families who have been displaced. The coalition was announced by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and other advocate groups on 3 May, where California state Senator Scott Wiener said he is “sick of just playing defence against what these red states are doing.” “We’re going on offence, we’re going to protect LGBTQ kids and their families…

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Texas bid to ban gender care for trans minors fuels LGBTQ+ rights clash

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With young transgender Americans caught in the middle of a culture war over LGBTQ+ rights, Texas has sought to clamp down on gender-transitioning medical treatments that Governor Greg Abbott says are “child abuse.” A Texas judge on Friday imposed a temporary injunction on investigations into parents that Abbott had ordered state child protection services to carry out, saying the probes endangered children and their families. Friday’s ruling marked a victory for LGBTQ+ groups, medical professionals and civil liberties advocates opposing moves by conservative politicians in dozens of states to criminalize…

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

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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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Texas judge blocks investigation into trans teen’s parents over gender-affirming care

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District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order blocking Texas state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirmation treatments. However, Meachum’s order stopped short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care, AP reports. On 2 March, Judge Meachum supplied a halt to an investigation carried out by the Department of Family and Protective Services into the parents of the 16-year-old girl. In her order, Meachum wrote that the parents and the teen “face the imminent and ongoing deprivation of…

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Texas has “initiated investigations” into parents over gender-affirming care for trans youth, lawsuit says

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Texas governor Greg Abbott recently compared gender-affirming care for trans youth to “child abuse” and ordered investigations into it. In a letter sent on 22 February to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), the 64-year-old wrote “all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse, including doctors, nurses, and teachers” should report it immediately or face “criminal penalties”. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency…

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Texas district attorneys condemn governor Greg Abbott and his anti-trans directives

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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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Texas governor Greg Abbott compares gender-affirming healthcare for trans youth to “child abuse”

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Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, compared medical procedures for young transgender people to “child abuse”. In a letter sent on 22 February to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the 64-year-old ordered investigations into gender-affirming care. “Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,” Abbott wrote. He said that this should include parents…

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Trans woman Cypress Ramos killed in Texas aged 21: “She just loved everyone”

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Cypress Ramos was found dead in Texas, making her at least the third trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America in 2022. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The Latina woman “died after being struck with a hard object,” KCBD reported. She was found in Lubbock, Texas on 13 February and a man has since been charged with her murder. Security camera footage caught him entering a storage unit with another person and coming out alone, which police used…

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