Press Releases

Equality Texas is alarmed to learn that a transgender woman, Valerie Jackson, was allegedly forced to show her genitals to officers at the Dallas County jail. This action by jailers is contrary to the requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and the Dallas County jail’s own policy.  

As reported by The New York Times, the Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth, the most drastic move yet in a government-wide effort to roll back recognition and protections of transgender people under federal civil rights law. STATEMENT FROM

Regarding the PolitiFact Texas statement issued on October 4, 2018, Beto O’Rourke says that in Texas, you can be ‘too gay’ to adopt a foster child, please see the following statements from Equality Texas:  Statement of Chuck Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Equality Texas As the largest organization in Texas dedicated

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Angela Hale, Equality Texas, 512.289.2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Foundation & Texas Health Institute Announce a New $250,000 Contract and a First of Its Kind Texas Research Capacity-Building Project to Improve the Quality of Healthcare for Transgender Texans  Austin, Texas – August 28, 2018 – Equality Texas Foundation and

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Angela Hale 512-289-2995  [email protected] Join Equality Texas & Our All-Star Cast of Pro-Equality Texas Political Leaders at the Dallas Pride Parade this September  Austin, Texas – August 16, 2018 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today