Gov. Greg Abbott called for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate families undergoing gender-affirming care, calling it child abuse.
"We sit here and tell you that it's happening but I don't think you understand," said Kimberly Shappley.
Shappley is the mother of a transgender child. She is among many at the capitol calling for swift action to stop Abbott's directive. "The same people who are pushing for this, push for families to be supported. They talk about family values, what's more of a family value than loving your child unconditionally, fiercely, and passionately," said Emmett Schelling, executive director of theA Texas judge on Friday blocked the state from investigating as child abuse gender-confirming care for transgender youth.
Abbott called for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate families undergoing gender-affirming care, calling it
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