Senate Bill 14 would prohibit trans youth from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy — treatments medical groups say can be life-saving. TX lgbtq kprc2
, such a ban would have a far-reaching impact. For trans kids and their parents, the stakes are high. If SB 14 becomes law, some say they would have to travel out of Texas or flee the state altogether to ensure their kids can still access the care they need — and these options are not affordable for or available to all families.
“There are so many layers to what it would look like to have to up and move, aside from the pretty significant financial impact to our family,” Rachel Gonzales told the Tribune last month. “I have three kids who are deeply rooted in the community and our schools and our neighborhood. … These people around us are our chosen family.”
On Monday evening, she and her husband, Frank, were once again hustling around the Capitol to meet with lawmakers and. Several other parents of trans kids from across the state were doing the same. The following morning, the Gonzales family said, they and other families waited outside the speaker’s office for nearly an hour and a half — but were not given the chance to meet with Phelan. Rachel Gonzales said they’ve been trying to reach the speaker all session but have not had any success.
“[Parents] were given a false dichotomy choice between it’s either this or suicide,” said Oliverson during the committee hearing for , his companion bill for SB 14. “The science doesn’t support that. It is unconscionable to me that a licensed health care provider would put a parent in that position.”
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