Press Releases
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez on the Administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez on the Administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Austin, Texas – January 20, 2021- Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, today released a
For Immediate Release: Combined Statement on DoJ Changes to US Asylum Procedures
Contact: Angela Hale, 512-289-2995 [email protected] Austin, Texas- January 11, 2021 – Today, Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), the largest statewide, trans led, trans focused organization in the state of Texas, and RAICES, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas, Abilene Pride Alliance and Lambda Legal Condemn Clyde High School’s in School Suspension of an Openly Gay Student Who Wore Nail Polish to School
Contact: Angela Hale, 512-289-2995 [email protected] Austin, Texas- December 6, 2020 – Today, Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ+ Texans, Abilene Pride Alliance, a nonprofit organization that is committed to connecting, coordinating, and advancing the LGBTQ+IA+ community in Abilene and the Big Country and Lambda
For Immediate Release: Equality Texas and the Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) mourn the loss of Asia Jynaé Foster on Transgender Day of Remembrance
It’s incredibly heartbreaking that on November 20, a day that is internationally recognized as Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) which started in 1999 as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester — the trans community in Houston lost Asia Jynaé Foster to violence.
For Immediate Release: Statement on the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Reversing Course
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Releases Statement from CEO Ricardo Martinez on the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council Reversing Course on the Decision to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Texans. Austin, Texas – October 27, 2020 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to