For married same-sex couples in Texas, the legislation would protect family health care...
from a job because of the way they dress, or the bathroom they use, and their employers are under no obligation to use the pronouns workers choose for themselves.open child abuse investigations
Ten of the investigations have been closed, while the other four are still open. No children have been removed from their homes, he said. The Texas GOP’s platform, adopted over the summer, labels homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.” The party has also repeatedly denied the Log Cabin Republicans, a group for LGBTQ conservatives, a booth at its convention.
in the next session. Patrick has wide authority to set legislative agendas as president of the state Senate, which is known as the more conservative of the two chambers. Toth’s House bills 41 and 122 would also hold doctors liable for administering such medications to minors or performing gender reassignment surgeries, which are rarely used on young people. He compared his legislation to age limits for buying alcohol or getting a tattoo.
“You want everybody to be on the same page and you want everybody to support your right to be who you are, but it takes convincing sometimes,” said Christopher Halbohn, president of the Harris County Log Cabin Republicans. “That’s part of how we view our role here in Texas — making inroads with the Texas GOP and convincing people we’re assets.”
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