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We have 4 tremendous Equality Texas birthdays to celebrate this month! You could say we’re bullish on equality this month (it’s a Taurus thing). Chuck Smith, Chief Executive Officer; Rebecca Robertson, Chief Program Officer; Lou Weaver, Transgender Programs Coordinator; and Rachel Gonzales, Education and Resource Coordinator, all have birthdays this

[arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q3Q_DmT3qzs” align=”center” thumbnail=”6284″ title=”EQTX Chief Program Officer Rebecca Robertson about the Masterpiece Cake Case” description=”EQTX Chief Program Officer Rebecca Robertson about the Masterpiece Cake Case” upload_date=”5/15/2018″ duration=”1M21S” maxwidth=”800″ /] Later this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a

A story based on real world experiences… Jill Stevens listens as the nurse calls out for “Jack Stevens.” Jill shudders involuntarily for a moment, gets up and approaches the perplexed nurse. Jill discreetly informs the nurse that Jack is still her legal name but that she has been living full-time

Once upon a time I was ashamed of myself. Ashamed of my identity, ashamed of my skin, ashamed of everything about me. As a transgender woman of color, I have had much to overcome. Over time, I have come to accept myself, my body, my history, my present, and my

What a week for equality in Texas! On Monday, Equality Texas recommitted to our vision of a state where all Texans can feel secure in knowing they have full legal and lived equality. Our new logo makes it clear exactly what we’re working for and for whom.  And we’ve got

When I was twelve I put together that I was transgender. I didn’t really know any trans people I could talk to about this self-realization, and I didn’t know what to do. I started to do research on what it meant to be trans. I found a few things, but