Texas appeals court order blocking an investigation into the parents of trans teen
Texas officials have appealed the court order that blocked an investigation regarding the parents of a trans teen. On 1 March, an employee from the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) filed a lawsuit against Texas over a recent probe regarding their trans daughter.
In the documents, the parents (who are identified as Jane Doe and John Doe, respectively) said that an investigator requested their daughter’s medical records – who’s referred to as Mary Doe. “We are terrified for Mary’s health and well-being, and for our family,” they said in a declaration.
That same day Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Texas filed a suit to block the DFPS from investigating parents who work with medical professionals to help care for their trans children.
On 2 March, District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order blocking the investigation of Mary Doe’s parents from going any further.
