Tag Archives: non-discrimination
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
NBA, NCAA Moves Could Be Game-Changers for Anti-LGBT Legislation in Texas
The NBA and NCAA may have just dealt a preemptive, one-two knockout punch to anti-LGBT bills in the upcoming Texas Legislature, which convenes in January. First...Read More
If the GOP’s Worried About Safety, They’re Banning the Wrong People from Bathrooms
If the GOP is so worried about protecting kids, they would do well to ignore transgender Texans altogether and focus on the real threat: cisgender men....Read More
Cities Given High LGBT Ratings Despite Trans Exclusions
Earlier this year, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) indicated it would not support Plano’s Equal Rights Ordinance due to an exemption allowing businesses to re...Read More
UPDATED: Lawmaker’s Gay Son Responds To Anti-LGBT Bill
State Rep. Rick Miller, a Fort Bend County Republican, has introduced a bill that would prohibit cities from enforcing ordinances protecting LGBT people against...Read More
UPDATED: Bill by Sen. Don Huffines Would Undo Local LGBT Protections
Sen. Don Huffines, a Dallas Republican, has filed a bill that would prohibit cities from enforcing LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances. ...Read More
Human Rights Campaign Unlikely To Defend ‘Transphobic’ Plano Nondiscrimination Ordinance
The nation’s largest LGBT political advocacy group indicated this week it is unlikely to help defend a nondiscrimination ordinance in Plano due to exemptions ...Read More
Legislative Proposal Would Nullify LGBT Nondiscrimination Laws
Four Republican lawmakers from the Plano area plan to introduce legislation that would bar cities and counties from adopting ordinances prohibiting discriminati...Read More
Rep. Jason Villalba Disputes ‘License to Discriminate’ Label, Responds to LGBT Critics
State Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) remains adamant that a proposed constitutional amendment he filed earlier this month isn't intended to undermine local ordi...Read More