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Texas Trans Rights Group Blames Backlash on False Mailers
Texas transgender rights group says false mailers sparked backlash.
In brief
Texas transgender rights group says false mailers sparked backlash. Texas Transgender Student Union pamphlets mailed to families were sent by a Wyoming company, not the group itself. Originally reported by Texastribune.
False Mailers Spur Texas Backlash
Pamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization were mailed to families across Texas, sparking conservative criticism.
“Pamphlets purporting to come from a transgender rights organization, mailed to families across Texas and igniting a storm of criticism from conservatives, came from a company formed last month in Wyoming.”
Texas Transgender Student Union Formed in Wyoming
A limited liability company named the Texas Transgender Student Union was formed in early September in Wyoming, per state business records.
“A Texas Tribune review of online records shows a limited liability company, the Texas Transgender Student Union, was formed in early September in Wyoming, according to the state’s business records.”
TENT Denies Involvement in Mailers
The Transgender Education Network of Texas, an advocacy group referred to as TENT, denied sending the pamphlets and said they do not represent the organization’s official position.
“The organization has denied involvement in the mailers and said in a statement posted on its website that the pamphlets 'do not represent the official position' of the organization.”
What matters most
Texas Transgender Student Union pamphlets mailed to families were sent by a Wyoming company, not the group itself.
