Texas HB4425 prohibits public officers and employees from using specific terminology in official communications and allows for a private civil right.
HB4425 amends the Texas Government Code to prohibit public officers and employees from using certain terminology in official communications. Specifically, it bans the display of preferred gender pronouns, describing elective abortions as "abortion care" or "health care," implying men can become pregnant, using "gender-affirming care" for treatments inconsistent with biological sex, referring to transgender individuals with terms that contradict their biological sex, using "cisgender" and "cissexual," and referring to prostitutes as "sex workers." The bill also allows for a private civil right.
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