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A Texas church has chosen a radically different path from many denominations nationwide. Instead of demonizing LGBTQ+ people, the Galileo Church in Fort Worth has opted to support and welcome the community.

The congregation is particularly disturbed by the state legislature’s recently enacted law that bans healthcare providers from treating trans kids and has launched a program to help families get their children the healthcare they need.

“Health care is a human right, and withholding necessary care for trans kids is state-sponsored cruelty. As neighbors to one another, we seek ways to help each other’s families flourish,” the church says on the website for the new program, the North Texas TRANSportation Network.

The church will assist families who need to travel out of state to get treatment for their children with a $1000 grant. Individual donors and organizations fund the group; no public money is used.

The not-for-profit doesn’t require religious beliefs or church participation from applicants. The only qualification is that families must live in the 19-county northern Texas area and have a trans or gender-diverse child.

“I’m a mother, I have three kids so and I have always been able to get the healthcare for my kids that they desperately needed,” Executive Director Cynthia Daniels told CBS News. “So to me it’s just being a good neighbor to a group of people who have been selected to not be able to receive their healthcare and to me that’s devastating.”

Grants are distributed as the funds become available.

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Finally, some good fucking news."

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Who the fuck would down vote this?

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

Maybe someone who hoped for a more negative Friday morning? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who are sick of Christian hegemony, who would like to see a functioning social democracy in the USA instead of religious welfare with Jesus Strings attached.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I mean its still kind of Orphan Crushing Machine material.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would communists down vote this? Are you stupid or something?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Do you think the Hexbears are in the room with him right now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You're really living up to your username.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

churches don't pay taxes and contribute to hatred & ignorance worldwide. it's a puppet show to convert ppl to their cult & doesn't solve the underlying issue of healthcare costs

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Yes, a lot do, but there are also gems in the darkness.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Most? Yes. But I've met some people who truly believe in the message of loving everyone and helping the poor. They tend to not be as loud.