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Denton Record-Chronicle
Denton family famous for supporting transgender son featured in New Yorker documentary after Abbott investigation
By Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales Staff Writer,
20 days ago
Amber Briggle is pictured with her son, Max. “Love to the Max” was released by The New Yorker last week at the end of Pride month. The documentary follows the Briggle family in the aftermath of a CPS investigation ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Texas governor acted on a nonbinding legal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in February of 2022. Courtesy photo/The New Yorker & Tanya Selvaratnam
Denton couple Amber and Adam Briggle had long been in the national spotlight because of their support for and affirmation of their transgender son, but that support put them in a harsher glare in 2022.
The Briggles have been involved in public advocacy for transgender equality for more than a decade. Their son, assigned female at birth, started telling his parents he was a boy as a very young child. Then their work as high-profile activist parents turned into a higher-stakes proposition. The family had made news a few years before by inviting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, now state Sen. Angela Paxton, to have dinner with them. Paxton took the family up on the invitation.
Oregon filmmaker Tanya Selvaratnam with Denton resident and transgender equality activist Amber Briggle. “Love to the Max” was released by The New Yorker last week, at the end of Pride month. The documentary follows the Briggle family in the aftermath of a CPS investigation ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Texas governor acted on a nonbinding legal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in February 2022. Courtesy photo/The New Yorker & Tanya SelvaratnamThe Briggle family of Denton is the focus of “Love to the Max,” a short documentary released by The New Yorker last week, at the end of Pride month. The documentary follows the Briggle family in the aftermath of a CPS investigation ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott. The Texas governor acted on a nonbinding legal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in February of 2022, directing the Department of Family and protective Services to investigate parents who supported their trans children with gender affirming care. Gender-affirming care is an umbrella of medical treatment that includes psychological counseling and contact as well as medical procedures and social transition, which general means that children adopt the clothing, hairstyles and a name that aligns with their gender identity. Courtesy photo/The New Yorker & Tanya Selvaratnam
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