{"id":1450722,"date":"2022-04-22T15:45:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T19:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450722"},"modified":"2022-04-22T15:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T19:45:55","slug":"euphoria-trans-star-tells-trans-kids-in-texas-to-stand-firm-in-what-you-believe-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/euphoria-trans-star-tells-trans-kids-in-texas-to-stand-firm-in-what-you-believe-in\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Euphoria\u2019 Trans Star Tells Trans Kids In Texas To \u2018Stand Firm In What You Believe In\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuphoria-trans-star-tells-trans-kids-in-texas-to-stand-firm-in-what-you-believe-in%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1450722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Hunter-Schafer-2.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEuphoria\u201d trans star Hunter Schafer sent a message to trans kids in Texas and said for them to \u201cstand firm in what you believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the \u201cEuphoria\u201d Emmys FYC event at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles Wednesday, Schafer, who plays Jules on the HBO drama, was asked what advice the star had for trans kids in Texas after Republican\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-gov-calls-for-investigations-into-transgender-procedures-on-minors\">Governor Greg Abbott<\/a> called for investigations into minors getting \u201celective procedures for gender transitioning.\u201d It comes at the 3:25 minute mark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V4aPAjTR3Dc\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lived in North Carolina when House Bill 2 was passed over there and it was illegal for me to use the women\u2019s restroom,\u201d Schafer told <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/video\/euphoria-hunter-shafer-trans-youth-texas-fyc-academy-museum\/\">Variety<\/a> magazine. \u201cSo, I\u2019ve been there.\u201d<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s f***ing gross, it\u2019s awful,\u201d the star added. \u201cI think just stand firm in what you believe in. [Pointing to the heart] That\u2019s in here, and their bulls*** rules can\u2019t change that. That\u2019s the real s***.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schafer plays a trans character on the show and co-wrote an episode in 2020 with creator Sam Levinson about being transgender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sort of just happened naturally,\u201d Schafer shared. \u201cWe were just talking about thematic stuff or a potential Jules special episode, and then I was going though some poetry and we were kind of just shooting the s***, and he was just eventually like, \u2018You know, this kind of sounds like dialogue, do you want to write this together?\u2019 It just sort of flowed and happened, but I was thrilled, and it\u2019s to this day one of the most cathartic artistic experiences I\u2019ve had.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In February, Abbott sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/O-MastersJaime202202221358.pdf\">letter<\/a> to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services asking the agency to \u201cconduct a prompt and thorough investigation\u201d of any reported instances involving minors receiving \u201cabusive gender-transitioning procedures,\u201d which he\u00a0said should be classified as \u201cchild abuse under existing Texas law,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-directs-dfps-to-investigate-gender-transitioning-procedures-as-child-abuse\">press release<\/a> read from the Governor of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,\u201d the press release added. \u201cTo protect Texas children from abuse, DFPS and all other state agencies must follow the law as explained in OAG Opinion No. KP-0401.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe letter notes that Texas law imposes reporting requirements upon all licensed professionals who have direct contact with children who may be subject to such abuse, including doctors, nurses, and teachers, and provides criminal penalties for failure to report such child abuse,\u201d the press release continued. \u201cThe Governor\u2019s letter also mentions that the law imposes a duty on DFPS to investigate the parents of children subjected to gender-transitioning procedures, and on other state agencies to investigate licensed facilities where such procedures may occur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/far-too-much-nudity-sex-and-violence-in-euphoria-season-2-reviewers-say-of-racy-teen-drama\">\u2018Far Too Much Nudity, Sex, And Violence\u2019 In Euphoria Season 2, Reviewers Say Of Racy Teen\u00a0Drama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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