Texas AG says courts can’t force state agencies to update trans people’s IDs
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stated that transgender individuals cannot change the sex on their driver's licenses and birth certificates, labeling previous court orders as "unlawful" and "void."
- Paxton's opinion means that state agencies must reverse any changes made previously, potentially affecting nearly 100,000 transgender adults in Texas.
- LGBTQ advocates, including Brad Pritchett of Equality Texas, argue that Paxton's opinion threatens the safety of transgender individuals and exceeds legal authority.
- Ash Hall from the ACLU of Texas emphasized that Paxton's opinion cannot override court orders or erase the rights of transgender Texans.
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Paxton goes for broke on trans hate
Texas AG Ken Paxton has apparently declared that court ordered corrections of driver's licenses and birth certificates for transgender people are void. I don’t even know what to say, honestly. While solely in Texas (in this specific case), this appears...
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