Investigating families of trans kids gets personal
After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered child abuse investigations of the parents of transgender children, Morgan Davis \u2013 a trans man with Child Protective Services in Austin \u2013 was assigned two cases. They didn\u2019t go as planned.
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Morgan Davis used to believe that his workplace \u2013 the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services \u2013 had a noble mission: to remove children from abusive situations.
But when he was asked to comply with a new mandate from Gov. Greg Abbott \u2013 one that required his office to \u201cconduct a prompt and thorough investigation\u201d of families with transgender children \u2013 that changed.
As a trans man with the support of his small team, he thought he could comfort the flagged families and close investigations quickly. \u201cI was told that I would go into the home, I would assess it, I would come out, and we would be done.\u201d
But that\u2019s not what happened. Casey Parks reports.