State Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, speaks in support as LGBTQ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, in Austin, Texas.
Mandatory Credit:	Mikala Compton/AP

State Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Beaumont, speaks in support as LGBTQ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, in Austin, Texas.
Mandatory Credit: Mikala Compton/AP

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Texas sends ban on gender-affirming care for minors to governor’s desk

The Texas legislature Wednesday night voted to ban gender-affirming care for most minors, sending a bill to the governor’s desk that, if enacted, would put critical health care out of reach for transgender youth in America’s second-most-populous state.