This Proves It! There Is No Doubt!

The Republicans are like automatons, they march to the tune of Trump & Company and have no thoughts of their own!

Cisgender kids in Texas can’t get care due to anti-trans laws

A Texas trans health ban also cuts off hormone treatments for kids with special medical needs.

The Advocate

Jack Walker

Mar 11, 2026

For Texas children with special medical needs, a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming care for minors has had unplanned consequences, according to a new investigation by The Texas Tribune.

Texas passed a law in June 2023 banning doctors from providing residents under age 18 gender-affirming care, blocking hormone therapy as well as gender-affirming surgeries, which are already rare.

See, it is right there in black and white: “blocking hormone therapy.” They are spreading fear among doctors. If they prescribe a blocker, will they get a visit from the Texas Rangers?

While the bill maintained hormone therapy for reasons unrelated to gender-affirming care, the Tribune found it had a chilling effect on medical providers who offer those services. As a result, some cut off much-needed medical services.

Big Brother is watching over the doctor’s shoulder. Remember the Republican mantra, “Get the government off your back”? Well, now they are right in your doctor’s office. And what does it say about our government that it is creating refugees like you see in the Middle East? People are fleeing their homes because of persecution by their own government!

All these laws buck the Republican mantra of parental rights. You see them all screaming “Parental Rights” when it comes to what is taught in schools. You see them all shouting “Parental Rights” when it comes to what books are on the library shelves. But when it comes to medical treatment, they are strangely silent! This next quote is from 2023, but it still proves my point; even more so after all these new, draconian anti-trans laws.

In a political era of “parental rights,” Texans raising trans kids say new law strips them of choice

Senate Bill 14, which is set to take effect on Sept. 1, bans transition-related care for minors. Parents of transgender kids say it blocks their ability to support their children.

By Rebecca Schneid

July 17, 2023

Gov. Greg Abbott and state lawmakers have used variations of the phrase “parental rights” this year to push a litany of legislation, with varying degrees of success.

They’ve vowed to empower Texas parents in their fights for everything from sweeping changes to the state’s foster care system and what can be taught in schools to using tax dollars to subsidize kids’ private school tuition.

But Kari, a Georgetown mother of a transgender 17-year-old, says she feels like she has “no choices at all” as she and her family stare down a ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments for trans minors that goes into effect Sept. 1.

“My rights as a parent have not only been infringed upon, but they’ve been stripped. I’ve been removed from making a decision about my child’s health care with my child and for my child,” said Kari, who agreed to talk to The Texas Tribune if her full name wasn’t used because she fears her family could be targeted by hate groups.

"Methinks" the Republicans speak out of both sides of their mouths! When it comes to "Parental Rights," it seems only the rights they approve of actually count.

The newest Hate Crime Investigative Unit (HCIU) that the the state police is putting out, the stats: 5 reports for gender identity, 2 for expression for last year. While Republicans talk about 'Parental Rights' to pull a book off a shelf, they are ignoring the fact that the atmosphere they've created means some parents are literally afraid to let their kids walk to the library in the first place."