Three Texas families have filed a lawsuit demanding that a court block state child abuse investigations against them for supporting their transgender kids with gender-affirming care.
Days after the decision, Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services said it would continue the investigations despite the court saying that Abbott's directive was "nonbinding."The families in the latest suit are being investigated by state officials and are seeking to block the directive. They have asked for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to stop the DFPS investigations into them while the case is tried.
They are being represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU of Texas, along with a Texas-based law firm."It is indefensible for any state leader to repeatedly attack trans Texans and weaponize the child welfare system against the loving families of transgender kids and teens," said Adri Pérez, policy and advocacy strategist at the ACLU of Texas.
"Transgender kids deserve to have life-saving gender-affirming care in Texas, so that they might live safely grow up to be transgender adults. During this Pride Month, we must take a stand against government leaders that are hellbent on stoking fear, and trying to criminalize transgender young people and their families.", saying it could have a detrimental effect on the mental health of transgender youth.
Over two-thirds of LGBTQ youth have said that debates over state laws that target transgender people have negatively impacted their mental health, according to a
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