Let Them Play
Three recent books make the case that welcoming trans athletes can help improve sports culture for all.
LGBTQ+ Rights
How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions
A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”
The Rio Grande Valley as Heart of LGBTQ+ Resistance and Joy
As we celebrate Pride Month, I am struck by the contrast of what I know to be true about this region and what the popular narratives may be.
Here Are the New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Texas Passed into Law
This session, the Legislature filed more anti-LGBTQ+ bills than ever before. The dozen that passed threaten to negatively impact queer Texans.
Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute
“If biological sex were as obvious as lawmakers keep insisting that biological sex is, we wouldn’t be here.”
At UT, a Day of Drag and Defiance
Students gathered for a joyful protest of the university system’s drag show ban.
‘It’s About Censorship, Erasure, and Control’: the GOP’s Push for Parental Rights
It’s part of a new right-wing project to control public schools.
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Trans Texans Are Under Attack (Again), but Advocates Aren’t Giving In
With another legislative session that could pile on even more anti-trans policies, LBGTQ+ groups grapple with how to protect their communities.
Counting Hate: At Least 61 Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents in Texas Last Year
The LGBTQ+ advocacy organization GLAAD, which tracks incidents, warned that threats against the queer community are likely to worsen under the Trump administration.
Trans Children Are God’s Gifts
Without the support of our Christian church in the Houston suburbs, my daughter might not be with us today.