Tag Archives: Mary Gonzalez
Report: 83 Percent of Texas School Districts Offer Abstinence-Only or No Sex Ed
“We’re creating generation after generation after generation of sexually illiterate adults.”
“We’re creating generation after generation after generation of sexually illiterate adults.”...Read More
Seven Anti-LGBT Laws That Remain on Texas’ Books
Democrats again seek to repeal discriminatory measures, but LGBT advocates say it’s unlikely.
Seven Anti-LGBT Laws That Remain on Texas’ Books Democrats again seek to repeal discriminatory measures, but LGBT advocates say it’s unlikely. Although thei...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
Five New Year’s Resolutions for the Texas LGBT Movement
Here are five resolutions to help the LGBT community stave off victory blindness from the summer's marriage equality victory in 2016. ...Read More
Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment Dies, Capping ‘Huge Victory’ For LGBT Rights
Creating a victory for LGBT advocates, Cecil Bell Jr.'s anti-gay marriage bill died in the Texas legislature along with more than 20 anti-LGBT proposals. ...Read More
Wimberley Groundwater Protection Faces Challenge from El Paso Democrat
In a last-minute surprise, an El Paso Democrat is holding up a bill that would bring groundwater regulation to the “white zone” of Hays County, an area with...Read More
Bill Would Prevent Gay Teens From Becoming Felons For Consensual Sex
It’s illegal in Texas to have sexual contact with a person under 17. However, if two consenting teens are within three years of age and of the oppos...Read More
Mixed Reactions for House School Finance Fix
School officials and education experts thanked House members for proposing more school funding, but urged them to consider ways to steer more money to kids who ...Read More
Two More Anti-LGBT Bills Get Hearings This Week
Anti-LGBT bills would prohibit transgender students from using school restrooms, allow child welfare providers to discriminate based on religious beliefs....Read More