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Equality Texas and Texas Pride Impact Funds are partnering to launch the Queer Texas Crisis Fund (QTCF). The Queer Texas Crisis Fund will support organizations that are providing emergency relief to LGBTQ+ communities as a response to COVID-19 and/or are leading critical social justice work at the intersections of race

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a proposed rule change that would eliminate the protections for transgender people currently in place under the Equal Access Rule. This would leave trans people seeking shelter vulnerable to being denied placement and forced out onto the streets. A 2016 update

Kristina Drumheller is a professor of communication at West Texas A&M University, coordinator of Buff Allies, and advisor for the student group WT Spectrum GSA. She teaches and researches organizational and crisis communication, leadership, and strategic communication. Her work includes bringing social justice into the classroom by challenging the canon

Roxanne Werner serves as the Director of Community Relations for Harris County Clerk’s Office, which is responsible for administering elections for the third largest county in the nation. Roxanne focuses on outreach to various community groups to ensure they are included in the voting process. Roxanne is a graduate from

Tell us a little about yourself: My partner, Ala Lee, and I started Murals for Change last Tuesday and it has exploded since then. We both grew up here in Austin and have been best friends since the age of 10.  My name is Monse, I am Mexican but born

Gabe Cazares is a proud Texan, a queer, disabled Latin x, and a self-described policy wonk. Gabe is currently part of Mayor Sylvester Turner’s executive team as Director of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities in the City of Houston. In this capacity, Gabe oversees the accessible and timely