PRIDE Started as a Riot Panel Discussion July 19, 2021 at 11:46 am Equality Texas hosted a panel discussion with advocates in the LGBTQ+ movement, past and present.

Special Session Lege Week 2 Wrap-up: Bills attacking trans kids passed the Senate July 16, 2021 at 3:59 pm This special session’s anti-trans bills, the sports bans SB 2 (Perry) and SB 32 (Perry) passed the Senate on Wednesday.

“I’m a Texan, Too” Video Series July 12, 2021 at 12:25 pm The Transgender Education Network of Texas and Equality Texas proudly partnered together this legislative session to uplift the voices of trans Texans and allies who came together to fight anti-transgender and anti-LGBTQ+ bills.

Special Session Lege Week 1 Wrap-up: Nearly 50 anti-LGBTQ+ bill have been filed in Texas in 2021 July 10, 2021 at 1:07 pm The Texas legislature gaveled back in for a special session Thursday and we’re already moving at full speed with 15 anti-LGBTQ bills filed.

Legislative Session Wrap-Up: Our community mobilized with strength and heart June 4, 2021 at 4:41 pm This session we faced almost insurmountable odds but our community partners joined together virtually and in-person to create real power that held back an overwhelming attack on our rights. Visible public pressure is a core pillar of legislative strategy, and LGBTQ+ Texans and their families delivered in Texas-sized fashion.

Lege Week 20 Wrap-up: Sine Die is within sight May 28, 2021 at 3:25 pm Change is made through speaking truth to power. We’re incredibly proud of our community and allied legislators for defeating the overwhelming attack on transgender Texans.

Trans Kids Deserve…To NOT Be Targeted May 25, 2021 at 11:56 am These bills give bullies state-sanctioned instructions to further exclude, harass, and abuse trans youth. Even if these bills do not pass, this “debate” has made Texas less safe for my child.

Lege Week 19 Wrap-up: Everyone can play a role in defeating anti-trans legislation May 21, 2021 at 6:03 pm We’re right down to the wire on important deadlines for the Texas legislature which will determine whether the attacks on transgender kids pass into law.

Lege Week 18 Wrap-up: Boiling down heartbreak to 120 seconds May 14, 2021 at 4:21 pm With House bills dying, opponents of equality will move their focus to the Senate bills that are still in play.

Lege Week 17 Wrap-up: Pettiness and retribution bring harm to trans youth May 7, 2021 at 4:23 pm The re-vote on SB 29 this morning is a chilling reminder that no bill or issue is dead until the legislature gavels out.