60 major companies – including Apple, Google and Meta (Facebook) – said attempt to criminalize Trans healthcare goes against their values
Paxton called the guidance a “misinterpretation” of the law & says that such procedures can, in fact, constitute ‘child abuse’”
“This step was taken to safeguard our healthcare professionals and impacted families from potential criminal legal ramifications”
The court’s ruling stops the DFPS from investigating the parents named in the lawsuit
“I am a human being and I am also trans- I am a mosaic of experiences and identities, with joy and sorrow and happiness and love"
"Gov. Abbott & Attorney General Paxton are joining a politically motivated misinformation campaign with no consideration of medical science"
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to investigate parents and medical caregivers of trans youth for child abuse
Every person should have the ability to choose when and how they want to start or grow a family, free from legislative interference
LGBTQ+ advocates in Texas were outraged calling actions “disinformation, being spread about transgender people and their healthcare”
"Anti-LGBTQ+ politicians have sought to lay the groundwork to turn Texans against their LGBTQ+ neighbors through an onslaught of legislation"