Moments before that, inside the House chamber, House Speaker Dade Phelan cleared the gallery after protesters began chanting, just as lawmakers had begun to debate the bill.
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"This is taking health care away from children," said Naveen Kundanmal of Equality Texas, who opposes SB 14. "It gives kids a gap year. It gives families a gap year or two for them to take the time to process everything without their bodies going through puberty," said Kundanmal. "They won't have to undo things.""I do have a daughter who has struggled with identity," said Michelle Evans, who supports the bill. "She came to me and asked me to call her by different pronouns, and I said that she is a woman.
Supporters of SB 14 who were cleared from the gallery claim the disruption was coming from anti-SB 14 protesters.But those protesters—transgender Texans and their allies—remained outside, saying they’re not backing down, and insisting they were unfairly removed.
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