"Gov. Abbott & Attorney General Paxton are joining a politically motivated misinformation campaign with no consideration of medical science"
"Gender dysphoria is no different and should be treated the same; that it is not conducive to enhancing military performance or unit morale”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies to investigate parents and medical caregivers of trans youth for child abuse
"Almost everyone to whom the Blade reached out to for this article declined to comment"
"I am in awe of the transgender children and their parents that I meet. Spend 10 minutes with them and you will be as well"
"If signed into law, these bills will have disastrous impacts on classrooms and workplaces-They will turn Florida into a surveillance state"
An APD spokesperson confirmed to the Blade that both officers are still actively employed but did not comment further
The bill had passed in the Republican-controlled House of Delegates last week- removed the exemption for religious organizations
“Anti-LGBTQ+ elected officials are using this divisive political strategy to harm kids who are simply trying to navigate their adolescence"
LGBTQ+ advocates in Texas were outraged calling actions “disinformation, being spread about transgender people and their healthcare”