Texas Creates Chilling Registry of 16,000 People Who Changed Genders on Their Driver's Licenses

Nomad4Ever · Dec 16, 2022

Texas Creates Chilling Registry of 16,000 People Who Changed Genders on Their Driver's Licenses

Earlier this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) office requested the state Department of Public Safety to compile a list of transgender residents in the state, a DPS official confirmed to the Washington Post in a Wednesday report. A spokesperson for DPS told the Post that Paxton’s...

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Earlier this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) office requested the state Department of Public Safety to compile a list of transgender residents in the state, a DPS official confirmed to the Washington Post in a Wednesday report.

“Need total number of changes from male to female and female to male for the last 24 months, broken down by month,” the chief of the DPS driver’s license division said in an email to colleagues that’s dated June 30. The emails shared with the Post specify that Paxton’s office requested this information. Some of these communications are specifically titled “AG Request Sex Change Data” and “AG data request.”

“Ultimately, our team advised the AG’s office the data requested neither exists nor could be accurately produced. Thus, no data of any kind was provided,” the DPS spokesperson told the Post.

It’s a relief that this data ultimately wasn’t shared with Paxton’s office, as Paxton and other top Republicans in the state ramp up their efforts to surveil and terrorize trans Texans. Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed legislation to prohibit trans youth from participating in sports at school.

The Post’s reporting comes as last month, lawmakers in Texas introduced legislation for next year’s session that would classify gender-affirming care as child abuse. “It’s hard to imagine where it stops, and certainly, attempting to build the list of a marginalized group—which is frequently portrayed by elected officials in Texas as a contagion, as a danger to you and your family—the historical echoes are dark,” Branstetter said. “It raises really alarming questions about the depth of their cause, their cruelty and disregard for the rights and humanity of transgender people.”

We got lucky that a few people stood in the way of this happening this time, but we might not be so lucky next time. It is very alarming that this was something that was pushed for at all.

I can already see the comments downplaying this, "wow, typical liberal alarmism. Of course you'd paint Republican just collecting DMV information as evidence of fascism". To those people I ask you, what benevolent reason is there to make a list of trans people in a state? Maybe they are just really concerned about their well being and wanted to send free therapists to their homes

samiam5211 · Dec 16, 2022

There is no good reason to collect this data.

Every liberal in Texas should go down to the DMV and request a gender change on their license.

SuperDS77 · Dec 16, 2022

Compiling lists of people like this is wrong.

What I wonder about this is that the story seems to say that the request was the NUMBER of requests, not the names. I could be wrong. That would be a much less of an issue as opposed to a list of names.

From the article..

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A spokesperson for DPS told the Post that Paxton’s office made “a verbal request” calling for the total number of Texans who had changed the gender on their driver’s licenses or in other government records within the past two years.

“Need total number of changes from male to female and female to male for the last 24 months, broken down by month,” the chief of the DPS driver’s license division said in an email to colleagues that’s dated June 30. The emails shared with the Post specify that Paxton’s office requested this information. Some of these communications are specifically titled “AG Request Sex Change Data” and “AG data request.”"

bongsaway · Dec 16, 2022

SuperDS77 said:
Compiling lists of people like this is wrong.

What I wonder about this is that the story seems to say that the request was the NUMBER of requests, not the names. I could be wrong. That would be a much less of an issue as opposed to a list of names.

From the article..

"
A spokesperson for DPS told the Post that Paxton’s office made “a verbal request” calling for the total number of Texans who had changed the gender on their driver’s licenses or in other government records within the past two years.

“Need total number of changes from male to female and female to male for the last 24 months, broken down by month,” the chief of the DPS driver’s license division said in an email to colleagues that’s dated June 30. The emails shared with the Post specify that Paxton’s office requested this information. Some of these communications are specifically titled “AG Request Sex Change Data” and “AG data request.”"

What reality do you live in? You think the request was for numbers only and not for the names that go with the numbers? Republicans don't play ball that way. It is however nice to know that you think a request like this isn't as much of an issue.

bongsaway · Dec 16, 2022

What the hell is the fascination of the republicans with others sex lives?

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

So what is wrong with this if it does not contain a list of guns they own?

Rawley · Dec 16, 2022

Nomad4Ever said:
To those people I ask you, what benevolent reason is there to make a list of trans people in a state? Maybe they are just really concerned about their well being and wanted to send free therapists to their homes

Sure, To have a bit more accurate count of how many transgenders there really are. Were told 24/7 by the media about the pervasiveness of transgenderism. It would be nice to put some actual numbers to it.

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Rawley said:
Sure, To have a bit more accurate count of how many transgenders there really are. Were told 24/7 by the media about the pervasiveness of transgenderism. It would be nice to put some actual numbers to it.

Really? Why? What would the data indicate that is of any real importance?

Rawley · Dec 16, 2022

prometeus said:
Really? Why? What would the data indicate that is of any real importance?

?? The size of the transgender population.

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Rawley said:
?? The size of the transgender population.

You missed the part about real importance?

Grizzly Adams · Dec 16, 2022

samiam5211 said:
There is no good reason to collect this data.

Every liberal in Texas should go down to the DMV and request a gender change on their license.

There is a very good reason. If James Johnson is a male and has an outstanding warrant for murder, but has changed his name to Judy Jackson and "changed" sex, that's something every cop should be able to know if "Ms." Jackson is pulled over.

SuperDS77 · Dec 16, 2022

bongsaway said:
What reality do you live in? You think the request was for numbers only and not for the names that go with the numbers?

Was just asking a question because it was not clear in the article. You may be right, but what evidence makes you believe that?

bongsaway said:
Republicans don't play ball that way.

Yeah they need to learn hardball like the democrat party.

bongsaway said:
It is however nice to know that you think a request like this isn't as much of an issue.

Nice to know you like to build strawmen.

Rawley · Dec 16, 2022

prometeus said:
You missed the part about real importance?

When we are significantly and sometimes fundamentally altering public policy to accommodate the population, it would be important to know it's size and distribution.

vegas giants · Dec 16, 2022

Rawley said:
When we are significantly and sometimes fundamentally altering public policy to accommodate the population, it would be important to know it's size and distribution.

Like if black and white people get married?

Bullseye · Dec 16, 2022

Nomad4Ever said:
Texas Creates Chilling Registry of 16,000 People Who Changed Genders on Their Driver's Licenses

Earlier this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) office requested the state Department of Public Safety to compile a list of transgender residents in the state, a DPS official confirmed to the Washington Post in a Wednesday report. A spokesperson for DPS told the Post that Paxton’s...

www.yahoo.com

We got lucky that a few people stood in the way of this happening this time, but we might not be so lucky next time. It is very alarming that this was something that was pushed for at all.

I can already see the comments downplaying this, "wow, typical liberal alarmism. Of course you'd paint Republican just collecting DMV information as evidence of fascism". To those people I ask you, what benevolent reason is there to make a list of trans people in a state? Maybe they are just really concerned about their well being and wanted to send free therapists to their homes

Or maybe they just want to make sure the sex on the driver's license match his/her current one? Couple with LW paranoia, of course.

Lycanthrope · Dec 16, 2022

Would there have been special identifiers on the licenses of transgender Texans to aid the State in processing them?

Something, like, little pink triangles?

bongsaway · Dec 16, 2022

SuperDS77 said:
Was just asking a question because it was not clear in the article. You may be right, but what evidence makes you believe that?

Yeah they need to learn hardball like the democrat party.

Nice to know you like to build strawmen.

Evidence, they're republicans. You are the one who said, well if there aren't any names it's not such an issue. Did you not?

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Grizzly Adams said:
There is a very good reason. If James Johnson is a male and has an outstanding warrant for murder, but has changed his name to Judy Jackson and "changed" sex, that's something every cop should be able to know if "Ms." Jackson is pulled over.

Yea, it is the most common method of evasion, gender reassignment.

Grizzly Adams · Dec 16, 2022

prometeus said:
Yea, it is the most common method of evasion, gender reassignment.

Source?

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Rawley said:
When we are significantly and sometimes fundamentally altering public policy

How are we altering public policy, other than limiting bigotry?

Rawley said:
to accommodate the population

Numbers are irrelevant to anti discrimination.

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Grizzly Adams said:
Source?

Seriously?

Lycanthrope · Dec 16, 2022

Grizzly Adams said:
Source?

Rawley · Dec 16, 2022

prometeus said:
How are we altering public policy, other than limiting bigotry?

Numbers are irrelevant to anti discrimination.

Sorry, I thought you were interested in a rational discussion.

prometeus · Dec 16, 2022

Rawley said:
Sorry, I thought you were interested in a rational discussion.

Is that why you posted a really stupid scenario?

Rawley · Dec 16, 2022

prometeus said:
Is that why you posted a really stupid scenario?

Have a blessed day

Texas Creates Chilling Registry of 16,000 People Who Changed Genders on Their Driver's Licenses

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