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25 Aug, 5 tweets, 3 min read
The Texas House Public Education Committee heard testimony overnight on Senate Bill 2, which would limit the school sports teams that transgender students can join.

Here's why one transgender athlete is advocating against it. #TXlege bit.ly/2XXIjZJ
GOP bills targeting transgender kids did not pass during the regular #TXlege session earlier this year.

But LGBTQ advocates say the mere specter that such measures could become law does mental health damage to transgender people. bit.ly/3zhdBIQ
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed last month to take action to restrict transition-related medical care for transgender minors in Texas, taking aim at surgeries that are rarely used on kids. bit.ly/3zhdSvm
Instances where transgender children get more advanced transition-related medical procedures than reversible puberty blockers are rare.

But language in GOP legislation targeting medical care for transgender children hasn’t reflected this reality. bit.ly/3BcHLgN
.@NewsHour reported in June that state legislatures across the country had introduced more than 100 bills to restrict transgender people's rights. to.pbs.org/3yezerL

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