Transgender Texas kids are terrified after governor orders that parents be investigated for child abuse – The Texas Tribune

This blog originally appeared at Kxan In Depth Investigate

Abbott’s order came in response to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s non-binding legal judgment that gender-affirming care amounts to child abuse. Paxton is also engaged in the political battle of his life in Tuesday’s primary election.

Paxton’s ruling cited operations for body modification that, according to medical professionals, are infrequently, if ever, carried out on kids. But he also asserted that providing care that is widely regarded as gender-affirming, such as entirely reversible puberty blockers, would amount to child cruelty. According to specialists, the gender-affirming model of care spends more time focused on social transition for children than it does on medical care.

Read full article – https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/28/texas-transgender-child-abuse/


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‘It’s Creating a Witch Hunt.’ How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Anti-Trans Directive Hurts LGBTQ Youth – Time Magazine

This blog originally appeared at Time Magazine.

The Governor further urged “licensed professionals” and “members of the general public” to notify state authorities if it looked that the parents of trans youngsters had received gender-affirming care. The letter was written the day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement in which he claimed that certain aspects of treatment that is gender affirming are abusive to children.

Read full article – https://time.com/6150964/greg-abbott-trans-kids-child-abuse/


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