For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez on the Administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris January 20, 2021 at 11:00 am “Today’s Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President Kamala D. Harris marks a much awaited and historic moment in our nation’s history. More than one million LGBTQ+ Texans, who have lived in fear and faced discrimination during the Trump administration, will finally feel a reprieve from four years of unprecedented and persistent anti-LGBTQ+ attacks."

For Immediate Release: Combined Statement on DoJ Changes to US Asylum Procedures January 11, 2021 at 1:01 pm Equality Texas, TENT, and RAICES condemn the “Death to Asylum” rule change, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice’s radical finalized rule to U.S. asylum procedures that seeks to eliminate asylum for LGBTQ individuals seeking to escape persecution.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas, Abilene Pride Alliance and Lambda Legal Condemn Clyde High School’s in School Suspension of an Openly Gay Student Who Wore Nail Polish to School December 6, 2020 at 1:42 pm t is our hope that we can work with Clyde CISD to immediately rectify this situation the student is currently in and ensure that going forward, the school district follows TASB recommendations to dissolve policies that treat students differently based on gender expression.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) mourn the loss of Asia Jynaé Foster on Transgender Day of Remembrance November 25, 2020 at 1:11 pm It’s incredibly heartbreaking that on November 20, a day that is internationally recognized as Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) which started in 1999 as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester -- the trans community in Houston lost Asia Jynaé Foster to violence.

For Immediate Release: Statement on the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Reversing Course October 27, 2020 at 3:17 pm Today, after ​overwhelming public pressure, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) voted unanimously to restore protections for LGBTQ and disabled clients in the Social Workers Code of Conduct.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and Texas Pride Impact Funds Announce Queer Texas Crisis Funds Grant Recipients October 16, 2020 at 12:57 pm Grant recipients of nearly $50,000 raised for the Queer Texas Crisis Fund were announced today.

For Immediate Release: Advocacy, Professional Groups Denounce State Agencies for Stripping Out Explicit Nondiscrimination Protections for LGBTQ Texans October 16, 2020 at 12:34 pm With the removal of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression from the code of conduct for social workers, LGBTQ+ folks who experience discrimination could face more obstacles to getting the help they need.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Celebrates All Eyes on Texas: Equality Texas’ 2nd Annual Gala October 14, 2020 at 1:31 pm Equality Texas will spend the night of October 17, 2020 honoring LGBTQ trailblazers across Texas at the ALL EYES ON TEXAS: Equality Texas' 2nd Annual Gala. It will be an evening of celebration, inspiration, and generosity in a year of great uncertainty and stress for our community.

For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Endorses Pro-Equality Democratic Candidates for the 2020 General Election October 5, 2020 at 1:10 pm Today, Equality Texas endorsed Democratic United States Senate Candidate MJ Hegar and a slate of pro-equality United States Congressional incumbents and candidates for the November 2020 General Election.

For Immediate Release: Texas Equity PAC Makes Final Endorsements for Pro-Equality Texas House & Senate Candidates for the 2020 General Election September 25, 2020 at 12:44 pm Texas Equity PAC has endorsed our final seven pro-equality Texas Senate and House candidates for the November 2020 General Election.