SherBeareth<p>👀 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> denies <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> people the ability to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>change</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sex</span></a> on their <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/birth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/certificates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>certificates</span></a></p><p>The change occurred <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/quietly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quietly</span></a> with no official <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/announcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>announcement</span></a>, but trans <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/advocates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advocates</span></a> are <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/blasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blasting</span></a> the "<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hateful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hateful</span></a> policy. </p><p>Last week, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Paxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paxton</span></a> blocked trans people from being able to change the sex marker on their driver’s license. This is part of his sweeping policy to oppose <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/genderaffirming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genderaffirming</span></a> care for trans people, particularly trans <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/minors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minors</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SonsOfBitches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SonsOfBitches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TexasSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasSucks</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/texas-denies-trans-people-the-ability-to-change-the-sex-on-their-birth-certificates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/texas-</span><span class="invisible">denies-trans-people-the-ability-to-change-the-sex-on-their-birth-certificates/</span></a></p>