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ELECTION RECAP: EQUALITY IS A WINNING MESSAGE November 7, 2018 at 12:51 pm Make no mistake. The political map changed in Texas last night. Candidates up and down the ballot who ran on pro-equality messages had unprecedented success, and openly LGBTQ candidates across the state made history.
Equality Texas Statement on Federal Lawsuit Filed by Transgender Woman November 6, 2018 at 6:16 pm Equality Texas is alarmed to learn that a transgender woman, Valerie Jackson, was allegedly forced to show her genitals to officers at the Dallas County jail. This action by jailers is contrary to the requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and the Dallas County jail’s own policy.
Your Election Day Toolkit – Queer the Vote, Y’all! November 6, 2018 at 8:42 am Happy Election Day! With so much on the line in these midterms, we need every equality voter to show up and cast your vote. Our community is counting on us!  Just to make it easy, here's everything you need to get out and vote today!
URGENT ALERT: Aggressive Legal Assault on LGBTQ Rights October 29, 2018 at 2:49 pm The proponents of religious refusal laws are on the offensive in Texas. As you may have heard, a group of extremists known for aggressive anti-LGBTQ advocacy filed three lawsuits in a matter of hours earlier this month seeking to undermine existing civil rights protections and twist the First Amendment into a new constitutional right to discriminate.  This alarming development makes your vote for pro-equality candidates all the more critical.
EQTX Statement on Trump Administration’s Anti-Transgender Crusade October 22, 2018 at 4:57 pm ‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration. Read Equality Texas' Statement.
Kavanaugh confirmed. What you can do now. October 6, 2018 at 3:01 pm It is a sad state of affairs that the United States Senate today confirmed the appointment of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to a lifetime appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court after he displayed a lack of truthfulness under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee, and failed to show the judicial temperament required of a fair and impartial Justice.
Brett Kavanaugh: Unfit to Serve October 1, 2018 at 4:24 pm If we look to any character trait as mandatory in a Supreme Court Justice, it is honestly. Judge Brett Kavanaugh's willing dishonesty shows that he is unfit for the office he seeks.
Unlike any other …..Unite the Fight! September 18, 2018 at 1:26 pm Unite the Fight is the annual gala for The Equality Alliance. Benefits 5 charities, including Equality Texas
Get off the couch August 28, 2018 at 3:35 pm There are less than 75 days until Election Day! It has never been more important for you to show up to the polls and vote in the November General Election in Texas.
At least 30 LGBTQ Candidates on the November Ballot! Queer the Vote, Y’all August 27, 2018 at 1:30 pm 52 LGBTQ candidates ran for office in Texas in the March primaries. And now, 30 LGBTQ candidates are still standing with a chance to win important races up and down the ballot in the November general election in what could become a historic election for the LGBTQ community and its supporters.

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