Employee departures over the rule imposed by Gov. Greg Abbott are creating a 'constant state of crisis' for the agency, staffers argue in a legal filing. Texas GregAbbott trans translivesmatter LGBTQ HumanRights
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The DFPS workers filed the brief in support of an unnamed agency employee who sued the state after being investigated for letting her own transgender teen receive gender-affirming care. The plaintiffs in that case also include a Houston doctor who treats trans minors. Abbott's order, which calls for the state to consider possible child abuse charges against parents whose children obtain gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers, has triggered multiple lawsuits and backlash from medical organizations.
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