GREENVILLE, TEXAS – Today (Feb. 10, 2022), Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2, pledged to file legislation that will bring an end to the practice of child gender modification.
The legislation would include genital removal surgeries, chemical castration, puberty blockers, and all sex change therapies and counseling that children might receive as young as 3 years old as child gender modification. The bill, if passed, would end those practices by classifying them in Texas State law as child abuse. Any medical professional or parent who engaged in such behavior would be subject to criminal charges, under Slaton’s proposed legislation.
“Young children in our state are being subjected to these cruel and barbaric practices on a daily basis. This is not a Republican issue or a Democrat issue. This is a moral and ethical issue. Texas is at a crossroads, and we must act. I led the fight on this issue last session, and I will continue to do so next session by filing legislation and fighting at every opportunity to end this evil in the Lone Star State,” Slaton pledged Thursday.
Legislation that would have designated a significant amount of this behavior as child abuse passed the Texas Senate last session. The bill, however, failed to move through the Texas House, and died.
“I hope that instead of the House being the chamber that kills this bill like last session, we will boldly and
swiftly ban these wicked practices,” concluded Slaton.
