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MOTHER JONES: Texas child welfare officials were secretly pissed about the order to investigate trans kids

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  Mother Jones illustration; Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA By SAMANTHA MICHAELS  |  smichaels@motherjones.comFor Mother JonesReprinted With Permission Back in February when Texas Gov.

Greg Abbott ordered child welfare officials to investigate the parents of transgender kids as possible abusers—simply because the parents gave their kids the health care needed to transition—a lot of people were scared and angry.

The governor’s order made national headlines as LGBTQ groups sued and families with queer kids considered whether to flee the state.

Major medical associations warned that the directive was problematic, because many trans children relied on transition-related treatments, like puberty blockers and hormone therapy, to survive and maintain their mental health.

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