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#TransTuesday: Masterpiece is not about cake
This #TransTuesday Rachel Gonzales, EQTX Education and Resource Coordinator, shares her concerns about the Masterpiece Cakeshop case. The Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission oral arguments are being heard by the Supreme Court today. Baker and owner, Jack Phillips, refused to sell a wedding cake to Charlie Craig and
U.S. Supreme Court hears a discrimination case that takes the cake
Published by TribTalk on December 5, 2017 The United States Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a landmark civil rights case that will determine whether businesses can discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer citizens because of who they are. The case — Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights
EQTX Statement on Turner v Pidgeon
The United States Supreme Court will not get involved in a case addressing whether or not gay spouses of government employees are entitled to government-subsidized workplace benefits. This stems from a case involving the city of Houston. In Turner v Pidgeon, the city’s policy allowing same-sex spouses of city employees
World AIDS Day 2017
On World AIDS Day 2017, Equality Texas is sharing an editorial piece from Dr. Jose Luna, Jr., CEO of El Paso’s San Vicente Family Health Center and a member of the El Paso Times editorial board’s community advisory board. As a top 10 state for new HIV diagnosis, Texas must be
#TransTuesday: The Texas TransVisible Project Goes to SXSW 2018!
Today’s #TransTuesday blog post features our upcoming TransVisible Project panel at the 2018 South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference. Check out the event description, and stay tuned for more event updates! If you have questions about the panel, email Lou Weaver at mail to: lou.weaver@equalitytexas.org. TransVisible in Texas: Develop A Media
#GivingTuesday – A great time for giving
Today is Giving Tuesday: a global day of giving fueled by people like you! A day to show your support for LGBTQ people and their families to have full equality in the hearts and minds of our fellow Texans and in all areas of the law. Make your gift to Equality Texas today –
