Despite saying the legislature should stop 'bashing on' LGBTQ+ Texans, Phelan enabled final House passage of a bill to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors. Texas txlege DadePhelan LGBTQRights TransRights TransgenderRights TXHouse
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has proven that he's no Joe Straus.Many political observers remember the 2017 session when former Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, stood up to extremists in his own party and prevented floor debate on toxic legislation that would have banned transgender people from public restrooms.
Yet Phelan allowed the floor debate and this week's final House passage of Senate Bill 14, a proposal that would ban transgender minors from obtaining gender-affirming care such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers. Despite his pledge to stop"bashing on" LGBTQ+ Texans, Phelan didn't just allow passage of SB 14, he issued a statement praising its approval by the GOP-controlled House. The measure now heads back to the Texas Senate, which already granted approval. It's almost certain to be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, who's made transphobia a key part of his political brand.
Never mind that the families who make the decision to allow their minor children to obtain gender-affirming care do so in consultation with doctors and therapists. Never mind that the bill bans trans youth from getting treatments that are still available to other Texas kids. Never mind that the proposal will likely force some families to leave the state. Never mind that it comes as trans people face rising levels of hostility and discrimination.
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