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Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in Texas May Violate Human Rights Treaties

Four nonprofits are urging the United Nations to pressure the federal government to protect queer residents of the Lone Star state.

Legal experts told the Observer that the policy could open the Texas Department of Agriculture to discrimination lawsuits.

An April 13 memorandum from the Department of Agriculture welcomes “Western wear” but requires employees to dress according to “biological gender.”

“They're trying to sell us and sell to us, but they're also trying to kill us.”

Some of the state’s most vulnerable young people are at risk during the 88th session of the Legislature.

Powerful interests are sending Texas youth out to do battle against LGBTQ+ people, abortion, and progressive causes.

As low-cost options disappear from shelves in Mexico, those who rely on the drug grow increasingly desperate.

What lawmakers should do to mitigate the state's cascading crises, and what they are liable to do instead.

After right-wing trolls unsuccessfully attempted to disrupt the first event, the inclusive and defiant festival's second round was a success.

In Jesse Freidin's photos, viewers glimpse the bravery of transgender youth and the power of unconditional family support.