'Chilling': Republican State AG's Office Sought List of Trans Texans

Canada News News

'Chilling': Republican State AG's Office Sought List of Trans Texans
Canada Latest News,Canada Headlines
  • 📰 commondreams
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 51%

'This is an alarming attack on the privacy, safety, and dignity of transgender Texans. Trans people deserve to live free from persecution—in Texas and everywhere,' ACLU said of AG Ken Paxton's office seeking a list of trans state residents.

that"this is an alarming attack on the privacy, safety, and dignity of transgender Texans. Trans people deserve to live free from persecution—in Texas and everywhere."For the LGBTQ+ community as a whole, but for transgender Americans in particular, today's story out of Texas is chilling. Weaponizing state agencies and their public records to pinpoint and single out transgender Texans is terrifying, albeit not shocking. Throughout 2022, Attorney General Paxton, along with Gov.

"This is terrifying. Government seeking this kind of information is clearly intended to intimidate people," Jonathan Schwabish, a podcaster and senior fellow at the Urban Institute's Income and Benefits Policy Center.:"This is disgusting: TX AG Ken Paxton tried to use driver's license data to compile a list of people in the state [who] are transgender. What a gross abuse of power for no apparent purpose than to harass law-abiding Texans that he's prejudiced against.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

commondreams /  🏆 530. in US

Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Texas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender TexansTexas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender TexansThe effort to obtain data came as Attorney General Ken Paxton, Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders have marshaled resources against transgender Texans.
Read more »

Texas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender TexansTexas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender TexansThe behind-the-scenes effort by Ken Paxton’s office to obtain data on how many Texans had changed their gender on their licenses came as he and other Republican leaders in the state have been publicly marshaling resources against transgender Texans.
Read more »

POLL: Four Texans Games Remaining, Which One Do Fans Most Want to Win?POLL: Four Texans Games Remaining, Which One Do Fans Most Want to Win?If you're a Houston Texans fan, chances are somewhere along the way this season you've either outwardly or subtly been rooting for the team to lose so that they can get the first pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. It's okay, you shouldn't feel any shame over that, and similarly,...
Read more »

Report: Texas AG Ken Paxton sought data on transgender TexansReport: Texas AG Ken Paxton sought data on transgender TexansAUSTIN — Employees in the Texas Department of Public Safety were asked to provide a list of people who changed their sex on state documents in the past two...
Read more »

How Jeff Driskel sold Texans on a two-quarterback system and what's nextHow Jeff Driskel sold Texans on a two-quarterback system and what's nextDavis Mills and Jeff Driskel describe how the concept can expand
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-04 18:27:11