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This week the University Interscholastic League (UIL), literally punted their nondiscrimination policy concerning athletic contests out of bounds. The UIL has proposed that a student athlete’s gender be determined by their birth certificate. This policy, if approved, would prevent transgender young people from having equal opportunities in extracurricular activities. School-based

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, danielwilliams@equalitytexas.org, @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, robert.salcido@equalitytexas.org, @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