<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video"/><ul class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Most of the 300-plus bills proposed in 2022 targeting LGBTQ rights are aimed at transgender people, largely youth.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">As 2022 midterm elections approach, some parents worried about legislative attacks on their transgender kids are fleeing home states.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Relocating to trans-friendly states can mean losing jobs, family ties and childcare -- and bring a higher cost of living.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">For former Dallas writer and teacher Violet Augustine, the alarm bells first went off in October 2021, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/2021/10/28/texas-law-restricts-transgender-students-participating-school-sports/8551259002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">banning trans kids</a> from <a target="_blank" href="/story/sports/2022/06/28/12-year-old-asks-can-sports-safe-space-transgender-kids/7718603001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">playing on sports teams</a> aligned with their gender identity.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Suddenly, the notion dawned on Augustine, whose 6-year-old trans daughter, Isa, is a skilled swimmer, that she might have to leave her native state. Probably within a decade, she figured. But when Dallas’ Children’s Medical Center announced a month later that it was shutting down its acclaimed youth gender-affirming care program, her time estimate shrank by half.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Then, in February, Abbott <a target="_blank" href="/story/news/2022/02/23/texas-gov-greg-abbott-gender-affirming-care-reported-child-abuse/6898869001/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">issued an order</a> directing the state’s child-welfare agency to investigate providers of gender-affirming care for youth.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Suddenly, Augustine’s timeline became immediate. Isa's school community had been, if not supportive, at least tolerant of her identity. She wondered: Are they going to report us now?</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In June, Augustine, 37, decided to flee Texas for California, using the money she’d been saving to buy a home to fund their relocation.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">As the 2022 midterms approach, an onslaught of legislation...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMif2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzYXRvZGF5LmNvbS9zdG9yeS9uZXdzL25hdGlvbi8yMDIyLzEwLzI5L3RyYW5zZ2VuZGVyLWNoaWxkcmVuLWZhbWlsaWVzLWZsZWUtc3RhdGVzLXJlc3RyaWN0aW5nLXJpZ2h0cy8xMDU0NzExMDAwMi_SAQA?oc=5">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
