Our Victories

Led the fight for stronger hate crime laws; helped pass the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act through the House; brought national attention to anti-gay hate crimes in Texas

Defeated measures that would prevent gays and lesbians from serving as foster and adoptive parents

Defeated the anti-gay marriage bills that would have prevented the recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages and civil unions, 1997, 1999, and 2001

Increased AIDS and HIV funding; facilitated the passage of the Omnibus AIDS bill; pressed for adoption of HIV grant programs and HIV services funding

Won appointment of openly gay and lesbian people to state commissions

Achieved the adoption of nondiscrimination policies protecting lesbian and gay employees in five major state agencies

Defeated attempts to quarantine PWA's; blocked proposed legislation to mandate HIV testing

Working in coalition with other groups, defeated the enactment of initiative and referendum which would have subjected us to anti-gay ballot measures

Successfully lobbied for the passage of anti-redlining bills prohibiting discrimination on the basis of marital status which protects lesbians and gays

Stopped legislation that would have prohibited state government from providing benefits to domestic partners

Defeated efforts to deny funding for art with any homosexual content.