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A man in a crowded, urban protest march turns away from the marchers to face the camera, smiling as he holds up a handwritten sign reading "Trans Rights are Human Rights."

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.

by Kit O'Connell

Keep Reading

The Awful 88th

by Texas Observer Staff

Documents Reveal ‘How to Defund Trans Pediatrics’ in Texas

by Kit O'Connell and Steven Monacelli

Bigotry Is Bigger in Texas

by Louis Bedford

Dripping Springs, LGBT Jan 17, 2017

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.

by John Wright

Jan 13, 2017

‘Bathroom Bill’ Could Cost San Antonio $243M if Final Four Moves

The NCAA moved this year's Final Four from North Carolina after a similar law passed there. Dan Patrick accused the NCAA of “extortion.”

by John Wright

Jan 12, 2017

Dan Patrick’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Is Already Stinking Up the 85th Legislature

With the session underway and its text on the table, SB 6 has come under a microscope and is being met with intense, well-organized opposition.

by John Wright

Donald Trump Jan 11, 2017

Six Texas Lawsuits Trump Could Impact (or Not) in 2017

Trump could quickly take action that would render some of them obsolete, while others could see several more years of litigation.

by Melissa del Bosque, Naveena Sadasivam, Gus Bova, and John Wright

Jan 06, 2017

Who Benefits from Dan Patrick’s Potty Politics? (Hint: Dan Patrick)

The ‘bathroom bill’ is a flash-bang grenade meant to divert attention from the state’s real problems.

by Christopher Hooks

Jan 05, 2017

Patrick, Kolkhorst Unveil ‘Deeply Divisive’ Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill

Senate Bill 6 Would Nullify Trans-Inclusive Ordinances, Base Restroom Access on Birth Certificates

by John Wright

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick walks past pro-LGBT protesters Tuesday inside the Fort Worth ISD Administration Building. He hosted a press conference where he spoke against the district’s new guidelines protecting transgender students, which he said could be used as a springboard to further advance his conservative "school choice" plan. Dec 15, 2016

Democrats Vow to Fight, Kill Dan Patrick’s Bathroom Bill

Pro-LGBT Houston Lawmakers Discuss Lieutenant Governor's Anti-Transgender Proposal

by John Wright

LGBT Sep 28, 2015

Over 900 Texas School Districts Quietly Ban Anti-LGBT Bullying

by John Wright

A Texas-shaped graphic contains data from a recent UT study on sexual assault Sep 24, 2015

New Data, New Questions on Sexual Violence as a Texas Public Health Issue

by Jessica Luther

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