Advocates are worried about the mental health of trans kids in Texas and the hurdles youth could face when accessing life-saving healthcare. Via keranews' elenaiswriting:
, was focused on answering letters from trans and queer prisoners in the state when there was a sudden influx of donations to the organization.
"I didn't hear about it initially," she said."It was kind of strange. We started getting donations at a pace that we don't usually see, and I started wondering, 'What's going on?' It was in response to Gov. Abbott's announcement, and I hadn't seen it yet." After that, she and other organizations in North Texas started gathering support to respond to leader's statements on trans kids in the state.Back in August of 2021, Gov. Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Department of Family Protective Services to
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