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Related: About this forumTexas abruptly pulls suicide hotline webpage for teens offline after Abbott's opponent criticizes it
This is disgusting. Greg is so scared of losing in a primary that he is willing to let LGBTQ children die https://www.rawstory.com/texas-youth-connection-webpage/
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As the report notes, Abbott foe Don Huffines used the existence of the page run by the Department of Family and Protective Services to claim Texas' child welfare agency was "promoting transgender sexual policies to Texas youth," adding "These are not Texas values, these are not Republican Party values, but these are obviously Greg Abbott's values."
Noting that the webpage "linked to a suicide prevention hotline and other resources 'dedicated to helping empower and celebrate" young LGBTQ people,'" the report states that it quickly disappeared.
According to the Chronicle, "Within hours, the webpage was gone. So was the entire website for the Texas Youth Connection, a division of Family and Protective Services that steers young people to various resources, including education, housing and those on its LGBTQ page as they prepare for life after foster care. It was replaced by a message that states, 'The Texas Youth Connection website has been temporarily disabled for a comprehensive review of its content. This is being done to ensure that its information, resources, and referrals are current.'"
Noting that the webpage "linked to a suicide prevention hotline and other resources 'dedicated to helping empower and celebrate" young LGBTQ people,'" the report states that it quickly disappeared.
According to the Chronicle, "Within hours, the webpage was gone. So was the entire website for the Texas Youth Connection, a division of Family and Protective Services that steers young people to various resources, including education, housing and those on its LGBTQ page as they prepare for life after foster care. It was replaced by a message that states, 'The Texas Youth Connection website has been temporarily disabled for a comprehensive review of its content. This is being done to ensure that its information, resources, and referrals are current.'"
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Texas abruptly pulls suicide hotline webpage for teens offline after Abbott's opponent criticizes it (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Oct 2021
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State agency removed online resources for LGBTQ youth after complaints from a Republican challenging
LetMyPeopleVote
Oct 2021
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LetMyPeopleVote
(145,839 posts)1. We need to replace Greg
LeftInTX
(25,763 posts)2. And he still isn't running...good grief..Run Beto Run!
Just run!
Javaman
(62,534 posts)3. fascism by being a sycophant. that should be abbotts motto. nt
RVN VET71
(2,699 posts)4. Plumbing new depths of the meaning of "moral coward"
Such a hollow, empty man is Greg Abbott.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,839 posts)5. State agency removed online resources for LGBTQ youth after complaints from a Republican challenging
This is disgusting
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State agency removed online resources for LGBTQ youth after complaints from a Republican challenging Gov. Greg Abbott, emails show https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/12/texas-lgbtq-resources-department-family-protective-services/
Texas child welfare agency removed a webpage that offered resources to LGBTQ youth following complaints by one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbotts GOP primary challengers, according to internal agency communications.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services webpage, which provides information to children in the foster care system, included information about a suicide prevention hotline, LGBTQ legal services, and questions about defining gender and sexual identity.
On Aug. 31, Republican former state Sen. Don Huffines released a video on Twitter claiming that DFPS is promoting transgender sexual policies to Texas youth through a webpage titled Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation.
These are not Texas values, these are not Republican party values, but these are obviously Greg Abbotts values, thats why we need a change, thats what my campaigns about, Huffines said.
The Houston Chronicle first reported on the internal agency correspondence. According to communications obtained by The Texas Tribune, in the hours after Huffines video went up, DFPS employees discussed the possibility of removing the webpage or changing its content.
Huffines, a staunch conservative, is challenging Abbott from the right in next years GOP primary. Abbotts office has not responded to a request for comment on the matter. The governor has power to appoint the DFPS commissioner and the agencys nine-member council.
In an email to DFPS spokesperson Patrick Crimmins on Aug. 31, DFPS media specialist Marissa Gonzales wrote that Huffines video was starting to blow up on Twitter, linking to his video and the webpage in question. The page was populated with information from the Texas Youth Connection, a DFPS division that provides local and national resources to help youth transition into adulthood.
On Aug. 31, Republican former state Sen. Don Huffines released a video on Twitter claiming that DFPS is promoting transgender sexual policies to Texas youth through a webpage titled Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation.
These are not Texas values, these are not Republican party values, but these are obviously Greg Abbotts values, thats why we need a change, thats what my campaigns about, Huffines said.
The Houston Chronicle first reported on the internal agency correspondence. According to communications obtained by The Texas Tribune, in the hours after Huffines video went up, DFPS employees discussed the possibility of removing the webpage or changing its content.
Huffines, a staunch conservative, is challenging Abbott from the right in next years GOP primary. Abbotts office has not responded to a request for comment on the matter. The governor has power to appoint the DFPS commissioner and the agencys nine-member council.
In an email to DFPS spokesperson Patrick Crimmins on Aug. 31, DFPS media specialist Marissa Gonzales wrote that Huffines video was starting to blow up on Twitter, linking to his video and the webpage in question. The page was populated with information from the Texas Youth Connection, a DFPS division that provides local and national resources to help youth transition into adulthood.