Frisco game development studio Gearbox says it ll invest elsewhere if Texas passes anti-LGBTQ laws dallasnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dallasnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Texas Senate passes ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths
Trouble may lie ahead in the House for the proposal from Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, to prohibit gender-affirming care for those under age 18.
Edgewood Republican Sen. Bob Hall, second from right, authored the bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths. The bill still needs the House s approval and faces a tight deadline. It must be voted out of committee and receive a floor vote by May 25, 2021. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
3:12 PM on May 18, 2021 CDT
AUSTIN The Texas Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a controversial proposal that would revoke the license of physicians and others who provide or prescribe gender-affirming care to Texans under the age of 18.
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer
Five states have passed laws or implemented executive orders this year limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment. There’s been a vehement outcry from supporters of transgender rights – but little in the way of tangible repercussions for those states.
It’s a striking contrast to the fate of North Carolina a few years ago. When its Legislature passed a bill in March 2016 limiting which public restrooms transgender people could use, there was a swift and powerful backlash. The NBA and NCAA relocated events; some companies scrapped expansion plans. By March 2017, the bill’s bathroom provisions were repealed.
Supreme Court rejects Texas’ lawsuit against California over its travel ban protesting anti-LGBTQ laws
Despite ban, Texas lawmakers remain defiant, continuing to push for more anti-LGBTQ laws.
64SHARES
Photo: U.S. Supreme Court. Credit: Todd Franson/Metro Weekly.
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme rejected a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) challenging a California ban on state-funded travel to states with discriminatory laws, including Texas.
The Lone Star State found itself added to the list of problematic states in 2017, after lawmakers passed a bill allowing adoption and foster care agencies to cite religious beliefs as justification for turning away same-sex couples, religious minorities, and other prospective parents.
No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws journalnow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journalnow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.