A state judge has blocked Texas' child protection agency from investigating the parents of a trans teen who received gender-affirming medical care, citing the 'irreparable injury' they would likely suffer. | via TexasTribune
directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to open investigations into parents that may have provided such care to their children.
The ACLU and Lambda Legal represent a DFPS employee who has been tasked with investigating these cases. The employee, who is anonymous in the lawsuit, has a transgender child. Lambda Legal lawyer Paul Castillo said he was aware of at least two other families, beyond the Does, who have been contacted by DFPS for investigations. And the chilling effect for parents of trans children has been immense, he said.
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