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Texas agency told to hide probes of trans-supportive parents

Employees of Texas’s child welfare agency were told to avoid written communications and take other steps to maintain secrecy about investigations of parents who allow their transgender children to receive gender-affirming care. The investigations began after Gov. Greg Abbott…

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LGBT youth mental health not tied to accepting environment

The mental health crisis among LGBTQ youth is well documented. But does a supportive environment change the outlook for queer kids? According to researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz, the answer, surprisingly, was no. The study, published by…