The Texas Supreme Court on Friday allowed the state to resume investigations into parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family investigated following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
after a lawsuit brought on behalf of the 16-year-old girl whose family said the state was already investigating their family. It was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal.
Investigations of parents with transgender children for possible child abuse were halted across Texas on Friday after a state court judge issued a temporary injunction. The lawsuit marked the first report of parents being investigated following Abbott's directive and an earlierlabeling certain gender-confirming treatments as"child abuse." The Texas Department of Family and Protective Service has said it opened nine investigations following the directive and opinion.
Across the country, Republicans have leaned into the debates over transgender rights as LGBTQ Americans have grown increasingly visible in society and pop culture. In March, the Arizona Legislature passed bills to prohibit gender confirmation surgery for minors and ban transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams, and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed them.
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