A family is happy and thriving in their Maryland home just a year after leaving Texas out of fear over anti-trans legislation.
It’s a move that's been opposed by groups like the American Medical Association and ACLU and by parents like Rey now having to justify their actions.
"We're actually loving our kid. We're actually getting him the medical and mental health care that is recommended for him. It's insane that there could be anything wrong with that or that anyone thinks there's anything wrong with that,” said Rey. After a judge temporarily blocked investigations Friday, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal, pledging to protect Texas children."The only choice we have is to try to make the world a better place for them, and to give them everything they need to thrive, not just survive even but to thrive. So I just want people to know that nobody chooses this.
Saturday, an attorney for the plaintiffs in a legal battle around medical care for transgender youth in Texas, said they'll fight to keep an injunction in place.
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