Seattle Hospital Sues Texas AG Over Demand for Trans Care Info
The famously anti-LGBTQ+ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had demanded to know if Seattle Children's Hospital had provided gender-affirming care to any Texans.
December 22, 2023
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