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For immediate release: Equality Texas Announces New Dallas Steering Committee Members and the Kick-off of Our First Major Event – Love Equality 2020 on February 15 in Dallas January 23, 2020 at 9:29 am Love Equality, an annual fundraising event and party benefitting Equality Texas, is a fun night of celebration, and dancing, with drinks and light food.
For Immediate Release: Texas Equity PAC Endorses Republican Sarah Davis of Houston and the Five Founding Members of the LGBTQ House Caucus as Our First Round of Endorsements for the 2020 General Election December 18, 2019 at 11:42 am As our first endorsements of the 2020 election season, the Equity PAC proudly endorses Rep. Sarah Davis of Houston, State Rep. Mary González of El Paso, Rep. Celia Israel of Austin, Rep. Julie Johnson of Carrollton, Rep. Jessica González of Dallas and Rep. Erin Zwiener of Driftwood.
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez About the Waco Justice of the Peace Refusing to Officiate Marriage of LGBTQ Texans December 17, 2019 at 2:45 pm These elected officials continue to waste taxpayer money in an obsession to discriminate against gay and transgender Texans. This is not what Texans want or expect from elected officials.
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez About Tony Buzbee Mailer in Houston Mayor’s Race December 13, 2019 at 6:01 pm On the eve of the Houston mayor’s race, mayoral candidate Tony Buzbee has revealed his true colors by sending out transphobic and homophobic mailers critical of the bathroom bill and drag queen story time.
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary by Honoring Our Strongest Advocates and Legislative Champions and Celebrating 30 Years of Protecting LGBTQ Texans November 25, 2019 at 1:37 pm Equality Texas, which incorporated in 1989, spent Saturday night honoring heroes, milestones, and victories across three decades of education and advocacy.
Statement Regarding ‘Younger v Georgulas’ Child Custody Case October 25, 2019 at 4:00 pm We encourage people who care about the welfare of the child to educate themselves about the facts rather than relying on intentional misinformation.
For Immediate Release: Texas Equity PAC Endorses Eliz Markowitz October 15, 2019 at 11:52 am Today, the Texas Equity PAC, the political action committee of Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, endorsed Democratic House Candidate Dr. Eliz Markowitz in the Special Election for Texas House HD 28.
For immediate release: Media Briefing on the Most Significant Cases Since Marriage Equality Was Decided Will Be Heard by the U.S. Supreme Court Next Week October 3, 2019 at 10:08 am Today Equality Texas hosted a briefing featuring legal experts, advocates, and business leaders about the importance of three LGBTQ discrimination cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. On October 8 the U.S. Supreme Court will consider how Title VII’s ban on workplace sex discrimination protects LGBTQ people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Names Longtime Equality Texas Consultant Angela Hale as Acting CEO of Equality Texas June 26, 2019 at 8:13 am Equality Texas announced today that longtime Equality Texas legislative and media consultant Angela Hale of Red Media Group has been named as the group’s Acting CEO.
For Immediate Release: New Poll Shows Increasing Support for Transgender Rights June 12, 2019 at 1:52 pm New data released by national polling organization Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) shows majority support across the country to protect transgender Americans from discrimination.

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