Press Releases

In response to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, the following can be attributed to Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas: “With Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring, the progress we have made toward full equality for LGBTQ people is

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:  Angela Hale, Equality Texas 512-289-2995, [email protected]   New Report Shows Epidemic of Violence Against LGBTQ Texans 3 Murdered in Houston-7 in Texas in 2017-Highest Number in 20 Years Equality Texas Fighting on the Front Lines with the Houston Police Department & Montrose Center to Protect LBGTQ

Judge Lee Rosenthal, the chief judge in the Houston-based Southern District Court of Texas, said in a decision last week:  Within the last year, several circuits have expanded Title VII protection to include discrimination based on transgender status and sexual orientation. The failure-to-conform stereotyping protection from Price Waterhouse has been expanded to

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Imelda Mejia, ACLU of Texas, [email protected], (713) 942-8146 ext. 123 Angela Hale, Equality Texas, [email protected], (512) 289-2995 Tom Warnke, Lambda Legal, [email protected], (213) 841-4503 Emmett Shelling, Transgender Education Network of Texas, [email protected] LGBTQ Rights Groups Launch Resource Hub for Transgender Youth Austin, Texas — March 30,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 512-289-2995 [email protected] Equality Texas Has a New Look, but Our Commitment to Take on the Enemies of Equality & Stop LGBTQ Discrimination Is Unwavering  Austin, Texas – March 26, 2018 – Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans,