LGBT Rights
Texas Association of Business Comes Out Against Anti-Trans ‘Bathroom Bills’
Texas Judge Dismisses Trans Prisoner’s Lawsuit Seeking Gender Confirmation Surgery
Vanessa Lynn Gibson said that "the reality of the situation is emotionally devastating, and I won’t lie, I was so mad I couldn’t stop crying."...Read More
Op-Ed: Abortion Access and Trans Health Care Are Bound Together in Texas
Lawmakers have used a federal anti-abortion law to try to deny trans people's access to health care, and advocates for both causes must fight back together....Read More
El Paso County Challenges GOP Leaders’ Anti-Trans Rhetoric
Commissioners in El Paso County unanimously approved a resolution linking GOP leaders' recent statements against transgender rights to anti-LGBTQ violence....Read More
When Very Public Christians Go Astray
The Bible commands Christians to “abstain from all appearance of evil,” making things a little awkward for Texas officials facing criminal investigations....Read More
In Texas Transgender Suit, Who’s Facing Harm?
States play victim in federal court, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones truly at risk.
Ken Paxton is leading a multi-state lawsuit against federal school guidelines for trans students, but LGBT advocates say trans kids are the ones at risk....Read More
Texas Court Says Trans Man Can’t Be Listed as Male on His Driver’s License
A Houston trans man says it's "jarring and heartbreaking" that a judge has refused to allow him to change his license gender marker from "female" to "male." ...Read More
Paxton’s Transgender Bathroom Lawsuit Goes to Court Friday
The Texas attorney general hopes to block federal guidance on accommodating trans students' use of restrooms at school.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor will hear Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request for a temporary injunction against the Obama administration's guidance...Read More
Gay Corrections Officer Alleges Retaliation for Filing Suit
The former Collin County corrections officer's complaint is under investigation by federal commission.
Former Collin County corrections officer Derek Boyd says he was fired for filing a federal discrimination lawsuit....Read More
Texas Families Talk Back On Trans Discrimination: Eri Reeves and Eva Havens
“Each person who is trans goes through their own different things, and I wish more people would understand that.”
Student and artist Eri Reeves: "Each person who is trans goes through their own different things, and I wish more people would understand that.”...Read More