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FTC, States Sue WPATH Over Gender-Care Claims in Texas

6/19/2026

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general of Texas, Alaska, Iowa, and Nebraska sued WPATH in Texas for FTC Act violations, alleging claims to parents about gender-affirming care.
Government chose Texas because WPATH incorporated there in 1980.
DOJ subpoenaed hospitals, moving probe to a Texas grand jury for records from New York and Rhode Island, prompting Professor Alejandra Caraballo to call the venue shift an intimidation of trans-youth gender-affirming care providers.

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Story summary

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general of Texas, Alaska, Iowa, and Nebraska sued WPATH in Texas for FTC Act violations, alleging claims to parents about gender-affirming care.
Government chose Texas because WPATH incorporated there in 1980.
DOJ subpoenaed hospitals, moving probe to a Texas grand jury for records from New York and Rhode Island, prompting Professor Alejandra Caraballo to call the venue shift an intimidation of trans-youth gender-affirming care providers.