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.

Lege Week 7 Wrap-up: Movement in the wrong direction February 27, 2021 at 11:55 am A lot happened in the Texas Legislature this week, and it’s not what most Texans want to see. 

Transgender Day Of Visibility 2020 — Amazing Trans Advocates of Texas March 31, 2020 at 9:34 am On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we would like to highlight a few of the amazing trans advocates here in Texas.

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.

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: Proposed Trump Administration Rollbacks of ACA Nondiscrimination Regulations Jeopardize Transgender Texans’ Access to Health Care May 24, 2019 at 4:50 pm The Trump administration’s new proposed regulation would erase all recognition by the Department of Health and Human Services of protections for transgender people under the Health Care Rights Law.

Equality Texas Statement About Supreme Court Decision Regarding the Transgender Military Ban January 22, 2019 at 2:35 pm Equality Texas stands with the brave service members leading the fight in court against the Trump administration’s transgender military ban. There is no evidence to support a policy that bars patriotic Americans who are medically fit and able to deploy from military service.

Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of Transgender Day of Remembrance November 20, 2018 at 11:43 am Twenty years ago transgender activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith organized an event to memorialize the unsolved murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman from Allston, Massachusetts. This event has become an annual observance to remember the names of transgender and nonbinary people we have lost.

Equality Texas Welcomes Three New Team Members to Stop LGBTQ Discrimination November 14, 2018 at 10:21 am Equality Texas welcomes three new team members who are committing to our vision of a state where all Texans have full legal and lived equality.

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.