Loe v. Texas FAQ
PFLAG National Texas FAQ
PFLAG National is currently serving as a plaintiff in lawsuits in the state of Texas, specifically to protect trans youth and their families. Here are some answers to commonly asked questions about each of those cases.
About the Cases
For information on each of the cases filed in Texas, see the sections below.
For information on each of the cases filed in Texas, see the sections below.
Background
- On Feb. 21, 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a non-binding opinion expressing his view that certain medical treatments prescribed to alleviate the symptoms of gender dysphoria could constitute “child abuse” under Texas law.
- The next day, Governor Abbott sent a letter to DFPS, directing the agency to investigate these treatments as child abuse and requiring mandated reporters to report any parents alleged to be accessing them for their children.
- DFPS immediately issued a statement that the agency would comply and investigate reports of parents providing puberty blockers or hormones to minor children.
- DFPS started investigating families of transgender youth for seeking these medical treatments even though these treatments were fully legal in Texas at the time, adopting procedures that were dramatically different from the way the agency had ever conducted other investigations.