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Texas AG Issues Opinion on Gender Markers

Today Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion stating that court orders from state judges instructing state agencies to update individual’s gender markers are invalid. Paxton also instructed state agencies to undo any updates to ID documents based on such court orders.

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EQTX Launches Queer Texas History Timeline

While the campaign against trans and queer people in the state of Texas and across the country has been largely premised on the notion that being trans is a “new” phenomenon, Equality Texas—the largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy group in the state of Texas—launched a timeline that explores the history of LGBTQIA+

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Equality Texas Announces New Leadership

After 5 years leading the largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy group in Texas, CEO Ricardo Martinez announced he will be stepping down effective August 12. Martinez will continue to lead in the national movement for LGBTQIA+ equality, stepping into the top leadership role at GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), which focuses

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