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Trans Student Mailers Hit Texas Homes
Texas households receive unsolicited mail from 'Transgender Student Union' as advocacy group denies sending them.
In brief
Texas households receive unsolicited mail from 'Transgender Student Union' as advocacy group denies sending them. Texas households received unsolicited mail from a group claiming to be the 'Texas Transgender Student Union' that provides guidance on parental support, legal emancipation, and out-of-state medical care…
Mailers reach Texas homes
Texas households report unsolicited mail addressed to students with guidance on parental support, legal emancipation, and out-of-state medical care.
“This was sent to my home. Addressed to the 'students' of our family from the 'Texas Transgender Student Union'.”
Mailers include student resource guide
The guide directs students to adults like teachers, counselors, and youth organizations for support when parents do not accept their gender identity.
“Even if your family doesn't accept you as you are, groups like these are ready to become your found family”
TENT denies sending mailers
The Transgender Education Network of Texas denies authorizing the physical mailings or text-message campaign that promoted resources.
“We are aware of text messages and now physical mailers that have been circulated concerning TENT that appear to have been issued by or on behalf of the organization. These text messages and mailers were not authored, authorized, approved, or distributed by TENT”
Mailers address legal emancipation
The guide provides information on legal emancipation and links to TexasLawHelp for students seeking to become legally independent.
“It walks them through getting emancipated”
Mailers discuss out-of-state medical care
The guide advises students under 18 to consult legal organizations before arranging medical care outside Texas due to state laws.
“It tells students under 18 that parental consent, custody and the laws of both states can matter”
TENT sent cease-and-desist
TENT demanded messaging companies Peerless Network and Infobip stop the text-message campaign and identify the client behind it.
“On October 14, it sent cease-and-desist demands to messaging companies Peerless Network and Infobip, seeking to stop the campaign and identify the client behind it”
What to remember
Texas households received unsolicited mail from a group claiming to be the 'Texas Transgender Student Union' that provides guidance on parental support, legal emancipation, and out-of-state medical care for transgender students, but the advocacy group TENT denies authorizing the mailings.
