This has caused panic for many families, and some say this type of legislation drove them out of state. Suzanne Sanders and her husband Peter packed up and left their home in Austin this past summer to protect their 11-year-old daughter.
AUSTIN, Texas — There are currently a dozen bills filed in the 2023 legislative session seeking to regulate health care for transgender youth in Texas. In addition to the state investigating gender-affirming care, Republican lawmakers are now attempting to restrict or criminalize the medical practice.
“I was born a male, but my mind was female, so like, I’m not really a male. I just look like it on the outside,” Z said. After the Republican Party began focusing on transgender health care, the family says they didn’t feel safe in Texas anymore. Z moved from a public school to a private one because classmates were bullying her.
“I felt like we were really contributing members of the city, of the neighborhood, of the community, and so to feel like we’re just getting kicked out the door is that much rougher to take,” Peter Sanders said. “Kids, families should not have to leave Texas to feel safe,” Martinez said. “Texas should be safe for everyone.” that currently there are 12 bills in the legislature that are targeting gender-affirming care.
Peter Sanders says affirming his daughter’s gender-identity is the opposite of child abuse. It’s what has allowed Z to feel comfortable in her own skin.
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