Paxton suing Biden administration over trans stuff — yes, again
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Once again, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has saddled up his valiant steed and is leading his troops into battle against the forces of evil in his never-ending battle against the scourge that is EverydayNormalTransgenderPeopleMindingTheir OwnBusiness.
Today (Thursday, Sept. 26), Paxton’s office issued a press release announcing that the Texas AG — who was indicted by the federal government on securities fraud charges and remains under investigation by the FBI for abuse of power — is leading “a multistate suit” against the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services and officials in President Joe Biden’s administration in an effort to block a new rule that, the press release claims, “unlawfully attempts to contort federal disability law to list ‘gender dysphoria’ as a disability.” The rule in question was adopted in May of this year and defines gender dysphoria as a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Paxton, however, claims that “when Congress passed these laws, it specifically stip[ulated that ‘gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments or other sexual behavior disorders’ are not considered disabilities.” (Ppsssssttttt!
