Glossy mailers titled "Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide" reached Texas homes just before early voting started, and a Wyoming LLC sent them.
Each one is addressed to "Students Of The [surname] Family" and is printed on stock similar to political mail. It mostly points readers to the websites of the Transgender Education Network of Texas, Lambda Legal, Texas Law Help and the ACLU of Texas. The brochure says, "Find a trusted organization to help, rather than trying to find medication to help." Texas law prohibits prescribing hormone medication to minors to treat gender dysphoria.
The Transgender Education Network of Texas, known as TENT, says it did not create, authorize, approve or send the mailers. The brochure still lists stops on TENT's "Trans Texas Takeover" tour under the heading "JOIN US IN." The return address, 1611 W. Airport Blvd. #123 in Meadows Place, is not valid according to a USPS lookup tool. The UPS store on that road uses a different address number.
Conservative social media users and influencers voiced outrage. Texas Family Project vice president Sara Gonzales called the pamphlet "evil" in a social media post. That came a week after mysterious texts about a "transgender student guide" brought angry calls and threats to an advocacy group that did not send them.
For all the outrage, the brochure is mostly a list of four websites.
Common questions
Who sent the transgender student guide mailers in Texas?
- A Wyoming LLC sent the glossy "Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide" mailers to Texas homes just before early voting started. Each is addressed to "Students Of The [surname] Family" and printed on stock similar to political mail. The brochure mostly points readers to outside organization websites.
Did the Transgender Education Network of Texas send the mailer?
- No. The Transgender Education Network of Texas, known as TENT, says it did not create, authorize, approve or send the mailers. The brochure still lists stops on TENT's "Trans Texas Takeover" tour. The mailer mostly points readers to websites for TENT, Lambda Legal, Texas Law Help and the ACLU of Texas.
What does Texas law say about hormone medication for minors?
- Texas law prohibits prescribing hormone medication to minors to treat gender dysphoria. The brochure says, "Find a trusted organization to help, rather than trying to find medication to help." The mailer reached Texas homes just before early voting started, according to the article.
