Friday’s injunction applies to all members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group with more than 600 members in Texas
directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children.
The American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal brought another lawsuit after that first injunction was overturned, seeking protections on behalf of all members of PFLAG. Travis County District Judge Amy Clark Meachum granted that injunction Friday, three months after hearing arguments. The lawsuit, filed in June, outlined examples of that harm, including the story of one 16-year-old transgender boy who attempted suicide the same day the governor issued his directive.
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