Equality Texas Responds To ‘License to Discriminate’ Executive Order May 4, 2017 at 3:19 pm Today, the President of the United States signed a Free Speech and Religious Liberty executive order. The unprecedented action is a thinly-veiled attempt to promote discrimination.

LGBTQ Foster Kids and Parents are in Trouble May 4, 2017 at 3:00 pm The Texas House will take a vote on Saturday, May 6, 2017 on HB 3859 by Rep. James Frank.

ACTION ALERT – HB 3859 House Floor Vote this Saturday! May 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm The Texas House will take a vote on Saturday, May 6, 2017 on HB 3859 by Rep. James Frank. The proposed bill would allow child welfare organizations, agencies and employees that contract with the state to discriminate against LGBTQ families and others when making foster care and adoption decisions.

#TransTuesday: BTAC 2017 National Black Trans Advocacy Conference & Awards Gala May 2, 2017 at 9:38 pm We know the importance of highlighting black trans voices and being supportive of all communities.

Highlights from Defining Transgender on Great Day Houston April 25, 2017 at 11:03 am Equality Texas would like to thanks Deborah Duncan and Great Day Houston for dedicating a whole show this week to transgender topics and issues.

#TransTuesday: Amber Dryden Briggle April 25, 2017 at 6:30 am This #TransTuesday, Equality Texas features Amber Dryden Briggle, the mother of a transgender boy in Denton, Texas.

Weekly Update April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 at 8:19 pm This week has been one of the busiest yet in the Texas Legislature with several bills making their way through the process. Here is a recap of what’s happened this week.

Civil, Religious Liberties Groups Tell Texas Lawmakers: There Is No Middle Ground on Discrimination April 19, 2017 at 9:00 am As Texas House and Senate committees today consider two bills that would effectively codify discrimination against LGBT Texans, leading civil and religious liberties organizations warn that lawmakers are pushing Texas in a dangerous direction.

#TransTuesday – 5 Fathers of Transgender Children April 18, 2017 at 7:39 am This #TransTuesday, Equality Texas highlights a conversation between five fathers of #transgender children in Texas. Please watch and share with the hashtag #TransTuesday.

Weekly Update April 14, 2017 April 14, 2017 at 5:29 pm Texas is leading the nation with the number of anti-LGBTQ bills filed. Currently 26 discriminatory bills have been filed in the Texas House and Senate this session that directly attack LGBTQ people with regard to restroom access, roll back of local nondiscrimination protections, and provide religious refusals for child welfare providers, county clerks, medical professionals, counselors, wedding service providers, and more.