Recent News

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. For today’s #TransTuesday, Equality Texas would like for our supporters to help us promote awareness around this difficult topic. Watch this video which highlights mothers of three transgender teens talking about suicide and depression within the transgender community. Share this post with the hashtags

The University of California, San Francisco has launched PRIDEnet and The PRIDE Study in order to create and engage a network of LGBTQ community members participating in medical research about sexual and gender minorities. Our collaboration will provide the Texas Transgender Health Program and the broader LGBTQ community an opportunity

Saturday, September 23rd: Texas Tribune Festival – an innovative and engaging event for people who are passionate about the issues that affect all Texans. Each year, the Festival brings together some of the biggest names in politics to explore the state’s — and nation’s — most pressing issues. Equality Texas

It has been a busy week on the political stage both in Texas and on the national level. Many new policies and nominations have been put in place that will drastically affect the lives of many LGBTQ people in Texas and across the country, including children, parents, immigrants, adults, and

HB 3859 Goes Into Effect Effective September 1st, LGBTQ foster children and parents in Texas are in trouble. HB 3859 makes it legal within the state of Texas for child welfare providers to use taxpayer dollars to discriminate against LGBTQ youth and prospective LGBTQ foster or adoptive parents if doing

While many of us here at Equality Texas were able to make it through the storms safely, a large number of our LGBTQ friends and families, including staff, board members, and volunteers, are still living through the disastrous and devastating weather events along the Texas coast. For today’s #TransTuesday, we’ve