There are not many doctors who consider gender affirming care a specialty of theirs. We've received emales from parents of transenter children who are very frightened. There is the concern that certain teachers might feel pressured to tell c p s that they are aware of a transenter child that they are connected towho is receivingGender affirming care. Some families with canget transenter children leaving the state a moving away because they are concerned about being targeted.
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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