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It’s been two months since Texas leaders spoke out targeting health care access for trans youth. Investigations into families and lawsuits circling the courts have made people like Michael and Tristan, who are part of a trans youth support group in North Texas, feel overwhelmed. Because they both feel unsafe given the current climate in Texas, we're only using their first names in this story.
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What does gender-affirming care for transgender children involve? Let’s clear up some misinformationTransgender health care has been under a microscope in Texas. There's a lot of ignorance surrounding it. So, KUT's clearing up some simple questions about the live-saving medical care.
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Paxton’s claims that the companies engaged in deceptive marketing practices are part of his ongoing effort to limit access to gender-affirming health care for transgender teens.
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It can be a lifeline for transgender youth, especially those struggling with their mental health and thoughts of suicide.
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Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate family and medical providers who help young transgender youth receive gender-affirming care. The move immediately attracted a legal challenge and condemnation across the country from LGBTQ+ advocates. They say the state policy is part of a years-long campaign against trans youth in Texas — and it’s inspired one young Texan to speak out.
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Fighting care for transgender kids shifts from a fringe issue to a litmus test for Texas RepublicansThe issue is no longer contained to just the party’s fringes — and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.
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The appeals court’s decision allows a lower court to hold a hearing on whether Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive to investigate certain gender-affirming care as child abuse can stand.
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A state judge’s ruling does not stop the agency from opening investigations into other families in similar situations.
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"It’s a terrifying prospect to think that somebody is going to come knock on your door and accuse you of child abuse. When all you're really doing is putting all the work in, talking to the experts and listening and trying to make the best decisions."
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El fiscal general Ken Paxton emitió una opinión no vinculante en la que afirma que ciertos procedimientos de "cambio de sexo" para ciertos niños son "abuso infantil". Desde entonces, al menos cinco fiscalías de distrito han emitido declaraciones públicas criticandolo.