What Next - What Texas' Attacks on Trans Healthcare Did to One Family
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🗓️ 9 November 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
As Texas laws have become more discriminatory against trans individuals and their families, many wonder if they can even stay in the Lone Star State, especially when parents could be investigated as child abusers for providing healthcare to their children. This family made the difficult decision to move to Colorado.
Guests:
Katie Laird, social justice blogger.
Noah Laird, high school junior.
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| 0:00.0 | Their skiff'd have ever received has to be a bike when I was younger, a pedal bike. |
| 0:07.0 | It was a sort of slick little road bike and I remember it was all like, it was so, it was all wrapped up, |
| 0:13.0 | it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing shaped like a bike and I had a little ribbon on it and I was so |
| 0:17.0 | a guess. For that was a life changer and I'm still sort of big on cycling around my area now so, for that one change really low. |
| 0:24.0 | Enjoy in every sip with red cups now back at Starbucks. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey everyone, it's the day after a big midterm election. That might mean you are showing up here because you want to understand what the heck just happened. |
| 0:38.0 | But this year we're going to do things a little differently because we know that it might take a little time to get complete midterm results. |
| 0:46.0 | Some ballots are probably still being counted. Some elections may end up in court. |
| 0:52.0 | And that's why today we're bringing you something different, a show we're really proud of. All right, here we go. |
| 1:04.0 | Here's what I picture when I think about the importance of elections like the one we just finished up yesterday. |
| 1:10.0 | I picture this scene that played out about a year ago in Austin, Texas. |
| 1:15.0 | The House Select Committee on Constitutional Rights and Remedies will come to order. The clerk will call the roll. |
| 1:21.0 | And Ashby here. This is a committee meeting in the Texas State Legislature. |
| 1:26.0 | One of those very long, sometimes dull hearings that make up the bedrock of American democracy. |
| 1:32.0 | And there are a lot of people here to testify. |
| 1:36.0 | At this time, the chair lays out House Bill 25 by Representative Swanson and recognizes Representative Swanson to explain the bill. |
| 1:44.0 | Everyone here has got something to say about House Bill 25. It's a trans kids in sports bill. |
| 1:51.0 | First, the Representative who wants to keep trans kids from competing lays out her case. |
| 1:56.0 | This year, nine states pass legislation that protected safety and opportunities for girls and women in sports. And the list is quickly growing. |
| 2:05.0 | When this representative is done, something pretty remarkable happens. |
| 2:10.0 | Dozens of people get up to testify about why they think this bill is nonsense. |
| 2:15.0 | I thank God my child was homeschooled and shielded from the bullying and trauma that happens in most public schools to trans children. |
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