"The Global Government Affairs department at X has posted that the company is offering legal support in the case of a far-right Republican activist in Texas who posted just such a photo on X in 2023. Michelle Evans, who is now head of the Williamson County Republican Party, is being investigation and facing criminal charges for posting the photo. She in turn has sued the Travis County district attorney for violating her free speech rights."
"The incident triggering Evans' legal problems began after she posted the photo. Evans was attending a session of the Texas state legislature while it debated a bill banning health care for trans youth. When she went to the restroom, she saw a transgender activist, whom she confronted. After she returned to her seat, she saw that someone else had taken a photo of the woman washing her hands. Evans reposted the photo on X, complaining about the woman using the bathroom."
X's Global Government Affairs department is offering legal support for Michelle Evans, a far-right Texas Republican who posted a photo of a transgender woman in a restroom on X in 2023. Evans, now head of the Williamson County Republican Party, is under investigation and facing criminal charges for posting the photo and has sued the Travis County district attorney for violating her free-speech rights. X criticized a Fifth Circuit opinion as a "misguided and dangerous opinion" and pledged to help Evans appeal to all 17 judges on the Circuit bench. The incident occurred during a Texas legislative session debating a ban on health care for trans youth; Evans confronted the activist in a restroom, later reposted a photo of the woman washing her hands, and complained about her using the bathroom. The Department of Public Safety questioned Evans.
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