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House Bill 2801 by Rep. Gilbert Peña, is an attack on the ability of transgender youth to use the gender-segregated space appropriate to their gender in public schools. HB 2801 encourages the harassment and bullying of transgender youth in our schools. The bill forces school districts to assume student’s biological sex

I am so excited to share with you that the House just passed HB 679, the homeless youth study authored by our friend, Rep. Sylvester Turner! This is a huge victory! An estimated 40% of homeless youth identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Rep. Turner’s bill will help the

Today, Chairman Rafael Anchía made an impassioned speech in support of accurate birth certificates for Texas children with two moms or two dads. Ask your state representative and senator to support this legislation using the EQTX ACTION CENTER at http://bit.ly/1wZtsJE

HB 679 by Rep. Sylvester Turner is scheduled to be considered by the Texas House on Wednesday, April 15th. So it is more important than ever that your lawmakers hear from you about the bill! HB 679 authorizes a study to collect data on the number of homeless youth in Texas,

This week in your Legislative Update: Daniel tells us about Rep. Bell’s contingency plan in case of the freedom to marry, and two good bills gain momentum – including one on the House calendar for next week. You can support our work! (When you donate between now and April 14th

Equality Texas is excited to announce our 9th Annual Spirit of Texas Brunch Vanguard Award Winner: The Texas Association of Business The Vanguard Award is given annually to an exemplary business who has demonstrated a commitment to LGBT equality in the state of Texas through fair employee policy and community