The doctor has been accused of prescribing high-dose cross-sex hormones to 21 minors for the purpose of gender transitioning.
A Dallas-based doctor has surrendered her medical license following a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last year, accusing her of illegally prescribing gender transition drugs to minors.
Paxton announced on Oct. 24 that Dr. May C. Lau has given up her state medical license, but that the legal case over her alleged violation of Texas’s ban on gender transition treatment for minors is still ongoing.
“May Lau has done untold damage to children, both physically and psychologically, and the surrendering of her Texas medical license is a major victory for our state,” Paxton said in a statement.
“My case against her for breaking the law will continue, and we will not relent in holding anyone who tries to ‘transition’ kids accountable.”
Records from the Texas Medical Board indicate that Lau’s medical license was “canceled by request” earlier this month.
Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment by publication time.
The lawsuit, filed by the state of Texas in October last year, alleged that Lau prescribed high-dose cross-sex hormones to 21 minors for the purpose of gender transitioning.
The case falls under Senate Bill 14, a law that took effect in September 2023 and was upheld by the Texas Supreme Court in June 2024. The legislation prohibits gender transition medical procedures for minors, including surgeries, puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.
The law also mandates that the Texas Medical Board shall revoke the medical license or other authorization to practice medicine of a physician who violates its provisions.
According to the lawsuit, Lau allegedly prescribed testosterone, which is a controlled substance, to female minors as part of treatments intended to alter their gender or affirm a gender identity different than their biological sex.
The lawsuit further alleged that Lau falsified medical and billing records “to mislead pharmacies, insurance providers, and/or patients” into believing the testosterone prescriptions were for other medical reasons.
Lau entered into a Rule 11 agreement with the state of Texas earlier this year, which prohibits her from practicing medicine on patients entirely while the case is still ongoing.
