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For more than 25 years, Equality Texas has stood as the largest, and often the only, statewide civil rights organization fighting exclusively for LGBTQ rights in Texas. We are excited to be a part of the Tap Into Change program this year. With MillerCoors’ help, and the help of fair-minded Texans,

Last Tuesday evening, I attended a vigil for Kenne McFadden in San Antonio. South of the Capitol, a large group of people met along the Riverwalk to board a river barge with Kenne’s mom, two sisters and her aunt. Together, we took a short boat ride through the shallow river

DANGER: We’re hearing rumors that the Senate will try to pass a school finance bill with bad anti-transgender “bathroom bill” amendments TODAY. Since Dan Patrick can’t get the support he needs to pass a “bathroom bill” outright, now he’s trying to ram through his discriminatory agenda by tacking anti-transgender amendments

Phone lines are ringing off the hook at the Capitol. Every day, we’re generating 600 phone calls to lawmakers urging them to reject anti-transgender “bathroom bills.” And it’s working! There’s been no movement on “bathroom bills” since July 27th. But we have to keep it that way. With legislators planning

Only one more week until the end of special session. And if you believed the New York Times headline “Texas Transgender Bathroom Bill Falters Amid Mounting Opposition”—you’d think the anti-transgender “bathroom bill” threat had no teeth. But we are NOT out of the woods yet. Remember: Dan Patrick made anti-transgender

This #TransTuesday, Equality Texas continues a conversation between four transgender men from Houston, Dallas and San Antonio about what the “anti-trans bathroom bill” is saying to our trans community. We need your help to contact your legislators urging them to oppose the discriminatory bills being considered during the current Legislative