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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graig Graziosi

Texas governor sued for trying to criminalise parents of trans kids seeking gender-affirmation treatments

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is being sued for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of transgender children and their parents by enacting measures that would make gender reassignment treatments for adolescents a criminal activity.

Bloomberg reports that the lawsuit stemmed from a letter Mr Abbott wrote to Texas' child-welfare agency asking it to treat parents who are seeking gender-affirmation treatments for their children as potential child abusers.

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