Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with 23 other states, supported an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The brief aims to challenge a district judge's order requiring Indiana to provide gender reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate, according to the Attorney General of Texas.
The case gained attention when an inmate in Indiana sued for access to "gender affirming surgery." Paxton argued that the district court overstepped its authority, stating, "Taxpayers should not be forced to fund dangerous and experimental procedures for prisoners based on radical gender theory." He also referenced an executive order by President Trump in his defense, as reported by the Attorney General of Texas.
Paxton opposes state-funded inmate surgeries and challenges what he calls "dangerous 'gender transition' drugs to Texas children." He has sued medical professionals and the NCAA for allowing transgender women in women's sports, arguing it undermines safety and fairness. Paxton frames himself as defending biological norms and taxpayer interests, stating, "The United States recognizes two unchangeable sexes, male and female. That biological reality has always been true despite the political activism of extremist gender theory advocates," as stated by the Attorney General of Texas.
