Press Releases
Paxton Sues Biden (Yes, again), Medicaid Coverage for Trans Care in Crosshairs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a recent update to federal regulations that would require fair treatment of transgender Medicaid recipients. This rule would require all state Medicaid programs to cover health care for transgender patients. With
EQTX & GLAAD Celebrate HD146 Runoff Results
The Texas Legislature is getting a little queerer courtesy of Lauren Ashley Simmons’ runoff election win in House District 146. Simmons, an openly queer union organizer, ousted Rep. Shawn Thierry, the incumbent who betrayed the LGBTQIA+ community during the 2023 Legislative Session when she voted to ban health care for
Texans Speak Out Against Paxton’s Lawsuit, Abbott’s Order
Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, announced that he is suing the Department of Education over updates to the Title IX regulations. Title IX is a federal civil rights law designed to protect students in public schools from discrimination.The updates now explicitly include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.
Equality Texas Petitions the UN about Crisis in Texas
We joined forces with the ACLU of Texas, GLAAD, HRC, and with support from the Human Rights Clinic at UT Law, submitted a Joint Allegation Letter to 17 independent experts, working groups, and special rapporteurs at the UN about the human rights crisis facing LGBTQIA+ Texans. The Joint Allegation Letter
All in for Equality Coalition Supports Litigation Against Anti-Trans Legislation
The ACLU of Texas, ACLU national, Lambda Legal, Transgender Law Center, along with Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP, and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP filed a lawsuit challenging S.B. 14, which would deny medically necessary health care to trans youth. We,the All in for Equality Coalition, unequivocally support the