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By Lou Weaver, @louweaver This week I watched a horrible commercial. It is a malicious ad that hit the airwaves to scare fellow Houstonians. Our opponents are desperate for people to vote against the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), aka Prop 1. The new commercial falsely claims that registered sex

By Daniel Williams, [email protected], @legequeery This post is the first in a series on Texas LGBT history as part of Equality Texas’ observance of LGBT History Month. The State of Texas has on four occasions outlawed the freedom to marry. In legislative terms passing redundant laws is sometimes called creating

By Robert Salcido, [email protected], @rob_salcido With annual Pride celebrations winding down across Texas , we have the opportunity not only to bask in the progress the movement has made over the decades but also an opportunity to share our history with our youth. How many of our young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

Today, September 18th is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. Here are three ways to highlight initiatives across the county: Share Federal Resources Administration on Aging Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services NIH’s National Institute on Aging Social Security Administration Attend Nearby NHAAD Events Follow NHAAD Conversations Online Use the

Almost everything we know about trans experiences in the United States comes from one place: the 2011 report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS). A lot has changed since that study was released. The study has a new name — the 2015 U.S. Trans Survey — and there are only four days left to take

By Daniel Williams, [email protected], @legequeery (Note: this post is about the EEOC ruling on sexual orientation discrimination in employment. It does not discuss employment discrimination based on gender identity or expression or discrimination in public accommodations or housing. None of which should be interpreted to mean that those kinds of