Tag Archives: LGBTQ
North Carolina Mayor Warns Texas of ‘Manmade Recession’ If Bathroom Bill Passes
The bill, one of several anti-LGBT proposals in the Legislature, would be much harder to repeal than pass, the mayor said.
The bill, one of several anti-LGBT proposals in the Legislature, would be much harder to repeal than pass, the mayor said....Read More
Haters Get Flushed: Texas Town Comes Together to Fight Transgender Bathroom Regulations
A transphobic group targeted a Dripping Springs ISD student, but didn't expect the community's reaction.
Texas Values, an anti-transgender group, targeted a Dripping Springs student. They didn't anticipate the community's reaction....Read More
The 10 Best Observer Stories of 2016: ‘Just Like Every Other Kid’
Under attack from Texas politicians, trans kids and their parents talk back.
Editor’s Note: If there was a collective “Person of the Year” for the Texas LGBT community in 2016, it was undoubtedly the parents of transgender chil...Read More
Hundreds Protest Islamophobia at Austin Mosque
Demonstrators held signs reading 'We stand with our Muslim neighbors,' 'Jews reject Trump' and "you make America great.'
A crowd of 300 Austin demonstrators gathered Friday at Nueces Mosque to show solidarity with Muslim Americans after a spate of anti-Muslim incidents....Read More
Texas Association of Business: Anti-LGBT Laws Would Cost $8.5 Billion and 185,000 Jobs
TAB determined that anti-LGBT legislation would cost Texas roughly 0.5 percent of its gross domestic product, mostly from decreased travel and tourism....Read More
LGBT News Roundup: Patrick Renews Push for Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill
The Lite Guv renews his crusade concerning transgender Texans' bathroom use, and a trans man files suit against Houston cops alleging ill treatment....Read More
Election Day Won’t Change LGBT Texans’ ‘Extremely Underrepresented’ Status
Texas currently has only 10 openly LGBT elected officials out of roughly 470 in the U.S., and just a handful of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this year....Read More
On National Coming Out Day, Equality Texas Launches #TransTuesdays
“I’m super happy that my parents are on my side, and that I finally get to be who I am,” says 10-year-old Trevor in the LGBTQ advocacy group's first video...Read More
UPDATED: Online Posts Appear to Show TDCJ Officers Encouraging Violence Against Trans Prisoner
Comments on a September Observer article include ‘one to the back of the head.'
Comments on a September Observer article include ‘one to the back of the head,’ and ‘let the f-cker suffer.’ ...Read More