Friday began with families decrying the investigation of parents who provide gender-affirming care for their transgender children and ended with a Travis County judge issuing a temporary restraining order.
PUBLISHED 6:12 PM CDT Jun. 10, 2022AUSTIN, Texas — Friday began with families decrying the investigation of parents who provide gender-affirming care for their transgender children and ended with a Travis County judge issuing a temporary restraining order to stop those same investigations, at least for a certain subset of parents who identify with an association. Sixty-two speakers testified in front of Texas Family and Protective Services Council regarding Gov.
The Texas Family and Protective Services Council advises the commissioner, Jaime Masters, but cannot direct the commissioner's actions Some speakers on Friday morning were parents. At least one was a 13-year-old transgender child. A handful worked with or for DFPS, including a counselor. Others were the parents of adult transgender children who wanted to read the words of those parents who still feared retribution from a state agency.
Morgan Davis, an investigator who resigned from DFPS after he was assigned a transgender investigation, said 150 of his colleagues had resigned from the agency in protest of the transgender policy. The agency, asked directly, couldn’t confirm that number, saying employees aren’t required to cite a reason for why they are quitting when they resign.
The Texas Family and Protective Services Council advises the commissioner. It has no hiring or firing power; nor can it control what Masters implements at the agency. Individual members could advocate for change; it would not be binding on the agency.
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