Texas House bill to ban gender affirming care for youth:
- 92 signed up to testify for the bill
- 2,742 signed up against it
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Chants of “Klick lies, kids die” have erupted in the Capitol as activists have began protesting outside of the hearing room 🏳️⚧️ #txlege
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Look at all the Texans who came out to support their trans neighbors. This is the Texas I know and love. It loves me, us, back.
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🚨 #TXLege Action Alert!
HB 1507 is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow (03/28)! This bill would ban pride celebrations in public schools.
Sign up to testify here: bit.ly/testifyhb1507
#LGBTQ #LGBTQRights #LGBTQPride
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To all the politicians claiming books and drag queens are the greatest threat to our kids…
THIS is the leading cause of death for children in the United States.
If you’re not doing something about guns, you’re not really concerned about our kids. #txlege
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Breaking News: Three children are dead after a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville, a hospital spokesman said. nyti.ms/3ZekJSk
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We're taking action at the #txlege by dropping cards. Dropping a card is a way of stating your position on bills. This record will stay with the bill as it moves through the legislature.
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Our staff is at the Capitol dropping cards against HB1686! Join us or email the committee directly: act.tfn.org/a/stop-hb1686 #txlege 🏳️⚧️
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. Press release with a statement from
#txlege public health committee today plans to hear bill 1686 that seeks to ban transgender healthcare for minors.
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Join us in the fight for our lives. We'll be in the outdoor rotunda at the Texas Capitol at 1 pm, along with our beautiful and strong community of partners, families, friends, and allies.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to act, this is it: We need you. It's time.
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Help us spread the word! Items like HB1686 need to be called out for what they are—vicious attempts to erase Texas’ trans community.
Uplift our content + follow our friends 🏳️⚧️
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We need Texans across the state to commit to contacting the House Public Health Committee! Together, we can put pressure on the committee (AND committee chair). Take 30 seconds to send them an email directly:
act.tfn.org/a/stop-hb1686 🌟
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📢 Texas advocates, we NEED you! 🏳️⚧️
HB1686, a bill that would ban essential healthcare for trans youth, is being heard TODAY at the state Capitol.
Not in Austin? Here’s how you can help! ⬇️ #txlege
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🏳️⚧️Together, we will ensure that transgender kids and their families are protected and respected. Join us at the capitol TODAY to fight against #HB1686 #txlege act.tfn.org/a/stop-hb1686
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Texas companies have had 21,000 unexpected pollution releases that emitted 400,000 tons of air pollution over six years, according to a new report.
But only 1% of them prompted action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the report found.
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📢 TODAY IS THE DAY 🏳️⚧️ If we don’t stop HB 1686, this bill could ban gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth in Texas.
Join TFN and our partners at the Capitol TODAY as we speak out against these cruel attacks on the trans community. act.tfn.org/a/stop-hb1686 #txlege 🏳️⚧️
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🚨 LGBTQ+ Advocates will meet at the Texas Capitol tomorrow to protest against the onslaught of anti LGBTQ bills. The rally, named "Fight for our Lives", will take place as bans on transgender healthcare are up for debate this week including a hearing in the House. #txlege
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🏳️⚧️WE NEED YOUR HELP ➡️
House Bill 1686 has a hearing date on Monday March 27, and if we don’t stop it this bill could ban gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Read more for all the ways you can take action. #txraction
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WE NEED YOUR HELP 
House Bill 1686 has a hearing date on Monday March 27, and if we don’t stop it this bill could ban gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Read more for all the ways you can take action. #txractionShow this thread
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Nearly 1,000 Texans showed up today in support of Texas’ LGBTQIA+ community.
Right-wing lawmakers may be against us, but we will not go silently 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Over 700 Texans have showed up to speak out against attacks on Texas’ drag community during today’s Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing 🏳️🌈 Watch testimony live: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php #txlege
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FIVE anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been signed into law in the last 48 hours. All of this legislation impacts LGBTQ+ youth — most of it specifically targets trans youth.
So many politicians chose to jeopardize the mental and physical safety of our kids.
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School voucher-like program in Texas could come with $1 billion price tag by the third year, while draining funds from public schools.
The fiscal note puts the first price tag on the GOP push to give families public $ spend on private school
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All y'all who write/support bills like this would save a lot of time, money, and anguish by just working through your own shit in therapy
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A new, anti-drag bill could fine Texas restaurants and bars that host drag events with children present austin.eater.com/2023/3/22/2365
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book bans are wildly unpopular, but we have to speak up and let our lawmakers know. use this tool from our partners to tell the TX house public education committee to stop HB 900: act.tfn.org/a/stop-hb900
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Austin advocates, we need you! 🗣️
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#SB8, a voucher scheme that will divert tax dollars from Texas public schools, is up now on Senate Education Committee 📺 Watch LIVE: senate.texas.gov/av-live.php #TXLege
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HALF of trans youth have lost or are at risk of losing access to gender-affirming health care in their state.
Gender-affirming care saves lives and politicians need to leave trans youth alone. Learn more here 👇
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A university president in Texas cancels a drag entertainment fundraiser for adults. (So it’s not really just about kids.)
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West Texas A&M University cancels student drag show, arguing the show degrades women. Now, students are protesting. #txlege #txed texastribune.org/2023/03/21/wes
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I once taught a child whose family practiced strict fundamentalism. His mom didn’t want him to read a required book. Do you know what I did? I let him read another book. Do you know what his mom didn’t do? She didn’t try to ban the book for the entire class.
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Report: Mothers in states with abortion bans nearly 3 times more likely to die
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Irresponsible calls to censor books because they don’t align with certain individuals’ personal views is a misguided use of political power.
Read our full statement on HB 900 at the #txlege here:
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