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The Texas legislature is on the verge of passing an anti-transgender bill that would harm LGBTQ and intersex youth.
Senate Bill 1646, which seeks to amend the definition of abuse under the Texas Family Code to include administering or consenting to a child’s use of puberty suppression treatment, hormones, or surgery for gender-affirming care/transition, was penned by Lubbock, Texas, Republican Sen. Charles Perry. On April 28, in an 18-12 vote, the Texas Senate passed SB1646. The bill now moves to the Texas House of Representatives, and then, if passed, to Governor Greg Abbott.
Bigoted bill an attack on trans youth
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