With a “feeling of betrayal,” one family flees Texas in search of safer climate for their transgender daughter

Posted on AllSides August 22nd, 2022
From The Left
Lauren Santucci for The Texas Tribune

Ess Welsh spent her entire life in Texas. It’s where she fell in love with marching band, where she found a community of fellow Dungeons and Dragons players, and where she faced the looming threat of her family being investigated for child abuse.

In February, Gov. Greg Abbott told the Texas Department of Family Protective and Services to investigate families providing their transgender children with gender-affirming care. The directive is still in legal limbo.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/22/family-with-transgender-daughter-flees-texas/

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