Transgender Texan posts photo with Abbott to decry ‘bathroom bill’

AUSTIN (AP/KXAN) — A transgender Texan has posted an all-smiles photo with Gov. Greg Abbott to protest a “bathroom bill” that state lawmakers will again consider during a special legislative session beginning Tuesday.
Ashley Smith, who lives in San Antonio, posed with Abbott after he announced his re-election campaign Friday in San Antonio.
She later identified herself in the photo as a “trans woman” and posted it on Instagram and Facebook with #BATHROOM BUDDY.