When it comes to protecting the rights of trans youth in Texas, stars are getting on their digital soapboxes.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive Tuesday ordering the state child welfare agency to investigate reports of “gender-transitioning procedures” as child abuse.
The move comes one day after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a written opinion defining gender-affirming care as child abuse under state laws – and months after state lawmakers considered but did not pass similar bills when the Legislature met last year.
Transgender advocates accused Abbott and Paxton of twisting state law to meet their political goals and biases, particularly after efforts to define gender-affirming medical care as child abuse died last year in the Texas House after passage in the Senate.
Many celebrities, including Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington and Jamie Lee Curtis, have also joined the growing conversation on social media.
Background:Texas governor orders state agency to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse
The trans community can’t stop reading horrific news. There’s a way to turn away.
Gabrielle Union, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tegan and Sara, more call out Gov. Greg Abbott’s gender care order
“This is where we are,” Union tweeted Tuesday. “We shot past dangerous and horrific a long time ago. The rubber has hit the road so who is standing shoulder to shoulder in this fight?”
Trans inclusivity is a cause close to Union’s heart. The “Bring It On”…
