Press Releases
For Immediate Release: EQTX Statement on Jeff Mateer Nomination
Austin, Texas – December 13, 2017 Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today applauds the action of the Republican Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Chuck Grassley, who on Wednesday said the nomination of anti-LGBTQ extremist Jeff Mateer as a Federal Judge
It’s Time for Cornyn & Cruz to Withdraw Support of Jeff Mateer
Austin, Texas – December 13, 2017– Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today calls upon Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to withdraw their support of the nomination of anti-LGBTQ extremist Jeff Mateer as a Federal Judge. Mateer has referred to transgender
Equality Texas Names Longtime Civil Rights Activist Rebecca Robertson as Chief Programs Officer
Austin, Texas – December 5, 2017– Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today announced Rebecca Robertson has joined the leadership team at Equality Texas as Chief Programs Officer. Until recently, she served as the Legal & Policy Director of the ACLU
For Immediate Release: Federal Judge Nominee Unfit for Federal Bench – Mateer Targets Innocent Children with Inflammatory Remarks That Prove He is Incapable of Being Fair and Impartial
Equality Texas, the largest statewide organization solely dedicated to securing full equality for LGBTQ Texans, today joined forces with other Texas advocacy organizations to oppose the federal nomination of Jeff Mateer to the federal bench. Jeff Mateer, currently First Assistant Attorney General and formerly of the First Liberty Institute, is
For Immediate Release: Creating Culturally Competent Transgender Health Across Texas
TransForward – Texas Transgender Health, Equality Texas Foundation, and Texas Health Institute Launch Team 1,000 On Thursday October 24, 2017, TransForward – Texas Transgender Health, Equality Texas Foundation, and Texas Health Institute (THI) proudly launched the TransForward – Creating Culturally Competent Transgender Health website. LINK: transforward.texashealthinstitute.org A majority of the