Texas reverses policy allowing social workers to reject LGBT people.

Texas reversed course after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) urged for policy allowing social workers to turn away patients for being LGBTQ. (Photo: Gage Skidmore; courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Facing criticism from LGBTQ rights advocates and mental health experts, Texas officials reversed policy Tuesday enacted at the behest of Gov. Greg Abbott allowing social workers to turn away people from being LGBTQ or having a disability, according to the…