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The 87th Texas Legislative Session, which officially began last Tuesday, will be a unique experience. As with everything during the global pandemic, our legislative strategy will have to consider all necessary COVID-19 precautions to ensure we are not putting our community at risk. The Texas Legislature is also doing things

Today, the 2021 Texas Legislative Session officially began. When the legislature convenes every two years, we go into work overdrive. But the work of Equality Texas never really ends…or even slows down. Last year was an oddity for so many reasons, but we still had attacks on the LGBTQ community

Equality Texas, through the Equality Texas Foundation, is critical in developing evidence-based medical and healthcare outcomes through leadership in TransFORWARD: Texas Transgender Health, a unique collaboration with Texas Health Institute. No other Equality organization is in a position to directly improve a LGBTQ+ person’s life through patient-centered outcomes research by

It’s with a heavy heart that we close this year, having witnessed the significant effects of the COVID-19 crisis across Texas, disproportionately impacting those in the LGBTQ+ community. The lingering effects of the pandemic will continue to be felt in 2021 but hope is not lost. Just this month we’ve

The end of the year and the holiday season brings with it the opportunity to reflect, to connect, and to be thankful for what we have faith in — be it our friends and chosen family, our community, our spirituality, or a higher power.  For those of us who do

On November 30, Trevor attended school with his nails painted. He showed up authentically — like all students should. Shortly after beginning his day he was taken to the assistant principal’s office and placed in “in-school suspension” for refusing to remove his nail polish. On Monday, December 7, after public