The appeal of the injunction by the attorney general allowed the state to continue its probes.
A representative for Paxton did not immediately respond to a request for comment late Friday. His office argued in court this May that a judge’s decision to temporarily halt the investigations “prevents a state agency from carrying out its statutory duty to investigate reported child abuse.”Brian Bond, national executive director of PFLAG, said in a statement that “every LGBTQ+ person deserves respect, dignity and the right to access the care they need when they need it.
DFPS classified several instances in which gender-affirming medical care is sought for a child as requiring an investigation. That followed a February letter from Abbott to Jaime Masters, the commissionerany instances of such “abusive procedures.” Abbott cited a nonbinding opinion by Paxton that gender-affirming care “can legally constitute child abuse.”
Meachum’s order sought to block DFPS from investigating families solely on “allegations that they have a minor child who is gender transitioning or alleged to be receiving or being prescribed medical treatment for gender dysphoria,” or on allegations that they have a child who is transgender or otherwise gender-nonconforming.
“I’ll call, I’ll tell them it’s not true, and it’ll be done.” She said that as a social worker, she was afraid that a child abuse charge would cause her to lose her job.The Texas battle comes as the rights of young trans people are heavily contested across the country. In Montana, officials said Thursday that
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