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Written by Ricardo Martinez, CEO Equality Texas Today, the Supreme Court ruled against the challenge to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We celebrate with the 700,000+ Dreamers (nearly 40,000 of them LGBTQ- identified) and their loved ones who can now continue pursuing the American Dream without the

Written by Ricardo Martinez and Dana Bauerle-Knight On a warm night in Austin, June 6th, I walked passed a store front where Dana Bauerle-Knight was tidying up her pop-up protestor rehydration station. I was with a few friends walking to find food. She offered us snacks and water to drink.

On Monday, June 15th, the Supreme Court handed down rulings in three cases of employment discrimination by LGBTQ plaintiffs. We gathered several community leaders and legal scholars to explain the real life implications of the decisions handed down.

Equality Texas and partner organizations invite you to watch this webinar to learn more about the 2020 Census and how ensuring everyone is counted greatly impacts LGBTQ nonprofits and social services that our community depends upon. Our conversation includes community leaders from our co-host organizations: Borderland Rainbow Center, BTWI –

We remember the victims of the Pulse nightclub attack 4 years later. June 16th, 2016 was the largest singular attack against the LGBTQ+ community. During Pride month, on Latin night. We must remember those details. Stanley Almodovar III, 23Amanda L. Alvear, 25Oscar A. Aracena Montero, 26Rodolfo Ayala Ayala, 33Antonio Davon

As an LGBTQ+ organization we’ve assumed unity among our membership in solidarity of all marginalized groups and have often spoken on behalf of all of our members. But have we stood, fought, and cried loud enough for our Black siblings? The recent murders of Black Americans along with the continued