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.
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus: ‘Count Me as a No’ on ‘Bathroom Bill’
The San Antonio Republican said Senate Bill 6 is ‘unnecessary’ and the product of a ‘manufactured’ problem.
Texas’ Failure on Birth-Certificate Gender Changes Is an International Problem
Texas, along with Iran, China and North Korea, is blacklisted by the U.K. for its undefined process for transgender people to change birth certificates.
Meet the Trans Woman Who Visited Offices of All 181 Texas Legislators to Fight the ‘Bathroom Bill’
"It’s harder to paint us as monsters when there’s a human face on it,” trans activist Stephanie Martinez said.
Senator Lois Kolkhorst Casts Herself as Victim in Bathroom Bill Battle
“I believe in my heart that we must put safety and dignity ahead of social engineering that is disguised as civil rights,” SB 6 author says.
In Ritual Beating-Up of Vulnerable Texans, Senate Advances ‘Bathroom Bill’
Hundreds of Texans again asked for their essential dignity to be respected and maintained because of arcane political maneuvering.
First Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’ Hearing Brings Hundreds of Transgender Advocates to Capitol
Hundreds of people chanted “Y’all means all!” and “Ain't gonna let no bathroom bill turn us around.”
Dan Patrick’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ is State-Sponsored Bullying, and Trans Texans Are Fighting Back
Transgender Texans already face violence and discrimination, and the ‘bathroom bill’ would only increase the threat.
Collin County Mayor Becomes Texas’ First Transgender Elected Official
Jess Herbst, who became mayor of tiny New Hope last May, came out in an open letter to the town’s residents.
New Data Suggests ‘Bathroom Bill’ Would Burden Nearly All Transgender Texans
Health department stats show few trans Texans have corrected their birth certificates, making them vulnerable to discrimination under Senate Bill 6.