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Make full equality for all LGBTQ Texans a priority NOW! October 25, 2017 at 5:09 pm The leader who doesn’t “want the suicide of a single Texan” on his hands is leaving the Texas House of Representatives
Week in Review: HB3859, SB4 Temporarily Halted, DACA Repealed, SAISD Under Attack, Extreme Judicial Nominees September 8, 2017 at 2:56 pm It has been a busy week on the political stage both in Texas and on the national level.
HB 3859 Goes Into Effect, SB 4 Temporarily Halted September 1, 2017 at 1:34 pm Effective today, LGBTQ foster children and parents in Texas are in trouble.
#TransVisible: Attending Kenne McFadden’s Memorial August 15, 2017 at 10:51 am Last Tuesday evening, I attended a vigil for Kenne McFadden in San Antonio.
Dan Patrick’s shady plan. August 12, 2017 at 2:09 pm DANGER: We're hearing rumors that the Senate will try to pass a school finance bill with bad anti-transgender “bathroom bill” amendments TODAY.
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas’ Statement Regarding Spike in Calls to Suicide Hotline August 3, 2017 at 11:12 am Late last night, the Trevor Project – the nation’s largest LGBTQ youth crisis intervention and suicide prevention organization – issued a press statement about the amount of incoming calls, text messages and online chats they’ve received from transgender youth.
Texas ‘Bathroom Bills’: Protesters Flood Statehouse Against Bills July 23, 2017 at 9:10 pm At its core, Senate Bill 3 only exists for the sole purpose of demonizing and stigmatizing transgender Texans, says Equality Texas CEO Chuck Smith. Watch this report from NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt from Sunday, July 23, 2017.
For Immediate Release: LGBTQ Coalition Speaks Out Against Anti-Transgender Bills on Day of Testimony in Senate Committee July 21, 2017 at 12:06 pm Today, the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hears testimony on the anti-transgender legislation SB3 and SB91.
FAQs for SB 3 and SB 91 Committee Hearings July 20, 2017 at 9:56 am The Senate Committee on State Affairs will hear witness testimony on SB 3 and SB 91, also known as anti-trangender "bathroom bills" on Friday, July 21st, starting in the morning in Capitol Extension Room E 1.036
SB 91 July 20, 2017 at 7:21 am