From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:43:49 +0000, Lee wrote:   
      
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   >Texas Attorney General Announces   
   >Anti-Trans Crusade Against Binders   
   >FEb 22   
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   >Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton   
   >announced Friday that the state had   
   >filed a lawsuit against New York-   
   >based clothing company Lola Olivia   
   >over the sale of binders, arguing   
   >that the retailer violates consumer   
   >protection laws that ban "false,   
   >misleading, or deceptive advertising."   
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   >Widely known for using the power of   
   >his office to engage in myriad anti-   
   >LGBTQ+ political crusades — including   
   >the December 2025 introduction of a   
   >tip line that tacitly encourages   
   >Texans to photograph trans people   
   >using the restroom — Paxton issued a   
   >press release accompanying the lawsuit   
   >that describes youth transition as   
   >"child abuse," vowing to bring "swift   
   >and unrelenting justice" to Lola Olivia   
   >and other companies that sell binders.   
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   >For instance, the lawsuit claims that   
   >"even" the World Professional   
   >Association of Transgender Health   
   >"has indicated that the use of breast   
   >binders … bears significant risk,"   
   >when, in actuality, the 2022 WPATH   
   >Standards of Care acknowledge "common   
   >negative health impacts" like   
   >"back/chest pain, shortness of breath   
   >and overheating" while advising that   
   >physicians treating trans youth should   
   >counsel them to use "binders   
   >specifically designed for the gender   
   >diverse population."   
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   >https://www.them.us/story/texas-ag-ken-paxton-binder-company-lola-olivia-   
   >lawsuit   
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   Your own citation explains the legal reasons behind it.   
      
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