SXSW Kicks Off With In-Person Events Amid Investigations Of Trans Families
For the first time in two years, attendees are flooding to the hugely popular SXSW conference in Austin, Texas in person. There’s a lot of justified excitement around new films, music performances, tech reveals, and panels going on, but it’s hard to ignore that it’s happening soon after the concerning order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to investigate parents of transgender kids for child abuse was revealed. A lawsuit filed against the office of Abbott claims says these investigations have already begun, reportedly with an employee of the state protective services agency who has a teenage tran...