How to Support Trans Youth After Texas Governor Classifies Transition as Abuse

Texas governor Greg Abbott is attempting to criminalize gender-affirming medical care. In his latest attack against the LGBTQ+ community and amid a wave of anti-trans legislation sweeping the country, Abbott called on state agencies this week to classify medical treatments and procedures that would align children with their gender identity as “child abuse.” His directive follows an opinion released by the state’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in which Paxton said that parents who allow gender-reassignment surgeries and procedures should be investigated as child abusers. Paxton’s opinion is not legally binding, however, as it’s still up to the state’s courts to… Read Full Article