Izingane ezishintsha ubulili eTexas zibhekane ne-BS eminingi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule. Emuva ngoFebhuwari, uGov. Greg Abbott wayala inhlangano yezenhlalakahle yezingane ukuthi icabangele ukuthumela izingane ezikhulisweni uma abazali bazo beke bavumela udokotela ukuthi azinikeze izivimbela zokuthomba noma ukwelashwa ngama-hormoneโukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha umbusi akulinganisa โnokuhlukunyezwa kwezingane.โ Kusukela lapho, izingane eziningi zakwa-trans kanye nabazali bazo babalekela izwe. Abasala bane wahlala ngokwesaba njalo ukuze bahlukane.
Kodwa ngoLwesihlanu, imindeni enezingane ezishintshayo igcine iphumelele kakhulu. Ijaji lenkantolo yesifunda eTexas limise ukuzingela kombusi ekhipha umyalo wesikhashana lokho okwenqabela izikhulu zezenhlalakahle yezingane ekuphenyeni noma yibaphi abazali abangamalungu eqembu le-PFLAG, inhlangano kazwelonke ye-LGBTQ eyamangalela ukuzama ukumisa uphenyo. Iqembu linamalungu angaphezu kuka-600 eTexas, futhi abantu bangajoyina ngokwenza umnikelo omncane. Ehlobo, ijaji elifanayo lamisa uphenyo emindenini embalwa eyayingabamangali ecaleni, kodwa lesi sinqumo saleli sonto sanda kakhulu isibalo sabantu abavikelwe emyalweni wombusi.
Phakathi kwemindeni eyamangalela kwakukhona u-Adam no-Amber Briggle, abahlala endaweni yaseDallas nezingane zabo ezimbili, enye yazo ingu-trans. Izikhulu zezenhlalakahle zezingane ziqale ukubaphenya ngoMashi. "Kuze kube manje, sikwazile ukuvikela izingane zethu enzondweni egcwele ipolitiki yezwe lethu, kodwa nginovalo njengoba isingenile emnyango wethu, iyazilimaza ngokwengqondo nasemphefumulweni," u-Adam Briggle. wangitshela ngaleso sikhathi. โUyazi, imiphumela esengozini kithi ukulahlekelwa yingane yethu noma ukuxosha umndeni wethu.โ
Kusukela ngoFebhuwari, uMnyango Wezinsizakalo Zomndeni Nezokuvikela waseTexas wethule okungenani uphenyo oluyishumi nambili kubazali abanezingane ezishintshayo, ngokuvumelana ne the Dallas Morning News. Ngaphambi kwesinqumo sangoLwesihlanu, le nhlangano ibivele iluvale okungenani oluyisishiyagalombili lwalolo phenyo ngaphandle kokukhipha izingane ezindlini zazo. Kepha uphenyo belusahlukumeza: Umfana oneminyaka engu-13 ubudala wakhishwa ekilasini lakhe phakathi nosuku futhi. uphenywa ngemibuzo yizikhulu zombuso mayelana nobulili bakheโukuxhumana okumshiye ethuthumela, ngokusho kukanina. Omunye osemusha wayekhungatheke waze wazama ukuzibulala ngemva kwamahora uHulumeni u-Abbott eyalele lolu phenyo ngoFebhuwari. "Iqiniso lokuthi lolu phenyo lwenzeke nhlobo kuwukungabi nabulungiswa okwedlulele," kusho u-Amber Briggle esitatimendeni sakamuva interview nge-MSNBC. "Kuwumkhankaso nje wokwesaba."
Isinqumo sangoLwesihlanu sisho ukuthi izingane ezishintshayo ekugcineni zingaphefumula kalula ngemva kwezinyanga zesihogo. Akukona ukuphela kwempi ye-Texas trans kids, noma kunjalo. Isifundazwe saseTexas, esimelwe yiHhovisi Lommeli Jikelele uKen Paxton, sihlela ukufaka isicelo sokudlulisa icala. Futhi umyalelo wesikhashana awusho ukuthi ijaji lizokhipha kanjani isinqumo mayelana namacala, azoqhubeka nokuqulwa ngesikhathi uphenyo lusamiswa isikhashana.
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