It seems as if it's been made into a political issue that almost everybody feels as though they have to have an opinion on. While it does affect a, technically, a small number of people, we have to remember that for every trans kid, there's a guardian, their siblings, there's an extended family,. Their teachers, their friends. And so the ripple effects for who you know, might be emotionally affected by an issue like this go far beyond the transperson themselves.
Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed child protection officials to investigate the parents of transgender children. Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy explains why.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
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